

Memorial Page for John N. Bahcall
American physicist
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August 17th, 2026
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John N. Bahcall (* December 30, 1934 in Shreveport; † August 17, 2005 in New York City) was an american physicist. He was 70 years old. He was married to Neta Bahcall. His education included Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Louisiana State University and C. E. Byrd High School. He received 10 awards, including Benjamin Franklin Medal, Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy. He was buried at Princeton Cemetery.
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11 EventsBorn in Shreveport, Caddo Parish
1934Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
1970Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
1994Hans A. Bethe Prize
1998National Medal of Science
1998Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1999Benjamin Franklin Medal
2003Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
2003Dan David Prize
2003Comstock Prize in Physics
2004Died in New York City, New York
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John N. Bahcall. Forever remembered.