Died 1995-03-14.
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William Alfred Fowler
William Alfred Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. He shared the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe." He is known for his theoretical and experimental research into nuclear reactions within stars and the energy elements produce…
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science · American nuclear physicist (1911–1995) · astronomer · physicist · university teacher · nuclear physicist · astrophysicist · also William Alfred Fowler, William Alfred "Willy" Fowler, William Fowler, Fowler
Born 9 August 1911 · Died 14 March 1995 · Q46120
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1995· 2 entries
On 11 March 1995, Fowler died from kidney failure in Pasadena, California.
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Karl G. Jansky Lectureship (1988).
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1983).
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University (1982).
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1979· 2 entries
Won Bruce Medal (1979).
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And the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983 (shared with Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar) for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the univers
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1978· 1 entry
Won Eddington Medal (1978).
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1974· 1 entry
Won National Medal of Science (1974).
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1973· 2 entries
Awarded Vetlesen Prize (1973).
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Travelled to the Soviet Union just to observe the steam engine that powered the Trans-Siberian Railway plying the nearly 2,500-kilometre (1,600 mi) route that connects Khabarovsk and Moscow
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1970).
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1963).
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1962· 1 entry
Won the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society in 1963, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1965, won the Vetlesen Prize in 1973, the Eddington Medal in 1978, the Bruce
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1961· 2 entries
Awarded Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (1961).
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Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (1961).
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1954· 1 entry
Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (1954).
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1946· 1 entry
Fowler became a Professor at Caltech
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1942· 1 entry
Fowler became an associate professor at Caltech
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1939· 1 entry
Fowler became an assistant professor at Caltech
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1936· 1 entry
Fowler became a research fellow at Caltech
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1933· 1 entry
Fowler graduated from the Ohio State University, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity
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1911· 1 entry
Born 1911-08-09.
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