Memorial Page for Robert Coleman Richardson

Jun 26, 1937 – Feb 19, 2013(75 years)Died in:Ithaca, Tompkins County

American physicist

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June 26th, 2026

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Birthplace

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Place of Death

Ithaca, Tompkins County

Nationality

United States

Religion

atheism

Occupation(2)

physicist university teacher

Awards(5)

Guggenheim FellowshipNobel Prize in PhysicsOliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter PrizeFellow of the American Physical SocietySimon Memorial Prize

Education(4)

Duke UniversityVirginia TechWashington-Liberty High SchoolVirginia Tech College of Science

Robert Coleman Richardson (* June 26, 1937 in Washington, D.C.; † February 19, 2013 in Ithaca) was an american physicist. He was 75 years old. His education included Duke University, Virginia Tech, Washington-Liberty High School and Virginia Tech College of Science. His faith was atheism. He received 5 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Born in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

1937

Simon Memorial Prize

1976

Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize

1981

Nobel Prize in Physics

1996

Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County

2013

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Robert Coleman Richardson. Forever remembered.