Memorial Page for Ben Mottelson
Jul 9, 1926 – May 13, 2022(95 years)Died in:Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Danish nuclear physicist
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July 9th, 2026
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Ben Roy Mottelson (* July 9, 1926 in Chicago; † May 13, 2022 in Copenhagen) was a danish nuclear physicist. He was 95 years old. His education included Harvard University, Purdue University and Lyons Township High School. He received 6 awards, including Atoms for Peace Award, Nobel Prize in Physics. He was buried at Assistens Cemetery.
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6 EventsBorn in Chicago, Cook County
1926John Price Wetherill Medal
1974Nobel Prize in Physics
1975Ole Rømer Medal
1976honorary doctor of Caen University
1998Died in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Ben Mottelson. Forever remembered.