Memorial Page for James Cronin

Sep 29, 1931 – Aug 25, 2016(84 years)Died in:Saint Paul, Ramsey County

American physicist

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Birthplace

Chicago, Cook County

Place of Death

Saint Paul, Ramsey County

Nationality

United States

Occupation(3)

physicistnuclear physicistuniversity teacher

Awards(10)

Nobel Prize in PhysicsJohn Price Wetherill MedalNational Medal of Sciencedoctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityFellow of the American Physical Societyhonorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de CompostelaForeign Member of the Royal SocietyErnest Orlando Lawrence AwardGuggenheim Fellowshiphonorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University

Education(3)

Southern Methodist UniversityUniversity of ChicagoHighland Park High School

James Cronin (* September 29, 1931 in Chicago; † August 25, 2016 in Saint Paul) was an american physicist. He was 84 years old. His education included Southern Methodist University, University of Chicago and Highland Park High School. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, John Price Wetherill Medal.

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10 Events

Born in Chicago, Cook County

1931

John Price Wetherill Medal

1976

Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

1976

Nobel Prize in Physics

1980

doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University

1994

honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University

1998

National Medal of Science

1999

Foreign Member of the Royal Society

2007

honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela

2009

Died in Saint Paul, Ramsey County

2016

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James Cronin. Forever remembered.