The Nobel Prize in Physics 1982
Awarded on: 1982-10-18
"for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions"
Affiliations:
- Cornell University – Ithaca, NY, USA
Kenneth G. Wilson
Born: 1936-06-08 in Waltham, MA, USA
Gender: male
Field: American theoretical physicist (1936–2013)
Biography
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism. It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group.