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Philip W. Anderson

American physicist (1923-2020)

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Philip Warren Anderson was an American theoretical physicist who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nevill Mott and John Van Vleck "for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems."

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Born
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Place of birth
Indianapolis wd
Died
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Place of death
Princeton wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist, writer wd
Education
Harvard University, University Laboratory High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1977)
  • Harvard Centennial Medal
  • Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1964)
  • National Medal of Science (1982)
  • Dannie Heineman Prize (1975)
  • John Bardeen Prize (1997)
  • Guthrie Medal and Prize (1978)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University (2007)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1980)
  • honorary doctorate from ENS (1994)

Questions

When was Philip W. Anderson born?
Philip W. Anderson was born on 13 December 1923 in Indianapolis.
Where did Philip W. Anderson study?
Philip W. Anderson was educated at Harvard University, University Laboratory High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Philip W. Anderson · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q190770 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Philip Warren Anderson.jpg by JdH (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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