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William Alfred Fowler

American nuclear physicist (1911-1995)

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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 produced in the process. With Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and Fred Hoyle, he authored the influential B2FH paper, Synthesis of the Elements in Stars.

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Born
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Place of birth
Pittsburgh wd
Died
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Place of death
Pasadena wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
astronomer, physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist, astrophysicist wd
Education
California Institute of Technology, Ohio State University wd

Awards wd

  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1983)
  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)
  • Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (1961)
  • Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1963)
  • Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1970)
  • Vetlesen Prize (1973)
  • National Medal of Science (1974)
  • Eddington Medal (1978)
  • Bruce Medal (1979)
  • honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University (1982)
  • Karl G. Jansky Lectureship (1988)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society

Questions

When was William Alfred Fowler born?
William Alfred Fowler was born on 9 August 1911 in Pittsburgh.
Where did William Alfred Fowler study?
William Alfred Fowler was educated at California Institute of Technology, Ohio State University.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): William Alfred Fowler · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q46120 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: William A. Fowler Los Alamos ID.png by Federal Government of the United States (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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