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Raymond Davis Jr.

American scientist (1914-2006)

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Raymond Davis Jr. was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; for this he shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Born
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Place of birth
Washington, D.C. wd
Died
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Place of death
New York City wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Yale University wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2002)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal (2003)
  • National Medal of Science (2001)
  • Wolf Prize in Physics (2000)
  • Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1988)
  • Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1994)
  • Panofsky Prize (1992)
  • Comstock Prize in Physics (1978)
  • Enrico Fermi Award (2003)
  • George Ellery Hale Prize (1996)
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry (1979)

Questions

When was Raymond Davis Jr. born?
Raymond Davis Jr. was born on 14 October 1914 in Washington, D.C..
Where did Raymond Davis Jr. study?
Raymond Davis Jr. was educated at Yale University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Raymond Davis Jr. · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q175519 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Raymond Davis, Jr 2001.jpg by National Science Foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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