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Ben Roy Mottelson

Danish-American nuclear physicist (1926–2022)

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Benjamin Roy Mottelson was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Chicago wd
Died
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Place of death
Copenhagen wd
Citizenship
United States, Kingdom of Denmark wd
Occupation
nuclear physicist, university teacher, physicist wd
Education
Harvard University, Purdue University, Lyons Township High School wd

Awards wd

  • Atoms for Peace Award (1969)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1975)
  • John Price Wetherill Medal (1974)
  • Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science
  • Ole Rømer Medal (1976)
  • honorary doctor of Caen University (1998)

Questions

When was Ben Roy Mottelson born?
Ben Roy Mottelson was born on 9 July 1926 in Chicago.
Where did Ben Roy Mottelson study?
Ben Roy Mottelson was educated at Harvard University, Purdue University, Lyons Township High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ben Roy Mottelson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107423 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Mottelson,Ben 1963 Kopenhagen.jpg by GFHund (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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