The Hamilton Spectator: Bertram Brockhouse wins McMaster’s first Nobel Prize
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Bertram Brockhouse
Bertram Neville Brockhouse, was a Canadian physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter", in particular "for the development of neutron spectroscopy".
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science · Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (1918–2003) · physicist · university teacher · nuclear physicist · also Bertram Brockhouse, Bertram Neville Brockhouse, Brockhouse
Born 15 July 1918 · Died 13 October 2003 · Q192689
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2018· 1 entry
Published “Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries” in The Lancet — cited 4,341 times.
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2003· 3 entries
The Daily Telegraph: Bertram Brockhouse
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Los Angeles Times: Bertram Brockhouse, 85; Canadian Was Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
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Died 2003-10-13.
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1999· 1 entry
The Division of Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (DCMMP) and the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) created a medal in honour of Brockhouse
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1994· 3 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for the development of neutron spectroscopy.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1994).
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Was awarded after the longest-ever waiting time (counting from the time when the award-winning research had been carried out-[1958-1994 36 years] )
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1982· 1 entry
Brockhouse was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1995
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1973· 1 entry
Won Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1973).
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1963· 1 entry
Won Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1962).
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Became a professor at McMaster University in Canada, where he remained until his retirement in 1984
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1918· 1 entry
Born 1918-07-15.
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