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Denys Wilkinson

British nuclear physicist (1922-2016) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93

Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS was a British nuclear physicist.

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2016Died22 April 20161986Guthrie Medal and PrizeAward1980Royal MedalAward1974Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear PhysicsAward1965Hughes MedalAward1957Holweck PrizeAward1922Born5 September 1922

Awards

Guthrie Medal and Prize1986
Royal Medal1980
Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics1974
Hughes Medal1965
Holweck Prize1957
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2016 · aged 93