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Burton Richter

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Mar 22, 1931 – Jul 18, 2018(87 years)Died in:Palo Alto, Santa Clara County

American physicist

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Occupation(2)

physicistuniversity teacher

Awards(5)

Nobel Prize in PhysicsNational Medal of SciencePhilip Hauge Abelson PrizeEnrico Fermi AwardErnest Orlando Lawrence Award

Education(3)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMercersburg AcademyFar Rockaway High School

Burton Richter (* March 22, 1931 in New York City; † July 18, 2018 in Palo Alto) was an american physicist. He was 87 years old. His education included Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mercersburg Academy and Far Rockaway High School. He received 5 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, National Medal of Science. His cause of death was heart failure.

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Born in New York City, New York

1931

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

1963

until 2006

Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

1975

Nobel Prize in Physics

1976

Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

2007

Enrico Fermi Award

2010

National Medal of Science

2012

Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County (heart failure)

2018

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Burton Richter. Forever remembered.