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Ben Roy Mottelson

Danish nuclear physicist (1926–2022)

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Lived 1926–2022, aged 96United States
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  • Fame4.9
  • Momentum5.5
  • United States rank#51
  • Scientists rank#75
  • Wikipedia503
  • Wikipedia
    68 languages
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  • Rank in United States
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    Scientists
  • Era
    1926–2022
    Aged 96
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Updated 2026-05-29

Nuclear physicist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize for proving atomic nuclei aren't actually spherical. American-Danish, quietly reshaping how we see the building blocks of matter.

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Academic
Category
Scientists
Country
United States
Country rank
#51
Category rank
#75
Last updated
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Ben Roy Mottelson was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.

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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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Category rank
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Born
July 9, 1926
Died
May 13, 2022
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