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Philip Hauge Abelson

Memorial Page for Philip Hauge Abelson

Apr 27, 1913 – Aug 1, 2004(91 years)Died in:Bethesda, Montgomery County

US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory

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Occupation(8)

physicistchemistnuclear physicistwritermolecular biologistgeochemistpublisherresearcher

Awards(7)

Kalinga PrizeNational Medal of ScienceFellow of the American Physical SocietyNAS Public Welfare MedalFellow of the American Geophysical UnionFellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesWaldo E. Smith Award

Spouse(1)

Neva Abelson

Education(2)

Washington State UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley

Philip Abelson (* April 27, 1913 in Tacoma; † August 1, 2004 in Bethesda) was an uS physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory. He was 91 years old. He was married to Neva Abelson. His education included Washington State University and University of California, Berkeley. He received 7 awards, including Kalinga Prize, National Medal of Science. His cause of death was respiratory failure.

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Born in Tacoma, Pierce County

1913

Kalinga Prize

1972

National Medal of Science

1987

Waldo E. Smith Award

1988

NAS Public Welfare Medal

1992

Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County (respiratory failure)

2004

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  • Neva Abelson

Philip Hauge Abelson. Forever remembered.