Frank Wilczek

American theoretical physicist · United States · Scientists · Born 1951 · age 75

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Frank Anthony Wilczek is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and H. David Politzer "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".

A life in dates

2022Templeton PrizeAward2020“Some scientists focus on ideal beauty, others on empirical truth.”In their words29 October 2020"Beautiful, Impractical Physics" (Oct. 29, 2020) The Wall Street Journal.Read the whole statement

2015“Ironically, conventional quantum mechanics itself involves a vast expansion of physical reality, which may be enough to avoid Einstein Insanity.”In their wordsEinstein’s Parable of Quantum Insanity (2015)Read the whole statement

2013“The “Copernican Principle” or “Cosmic Mediocrity”... states, basically, that Earth does not occupy a privileged place in the universe.”In their words30 July 2013arXiv:1307.7376v1 [hep-ph] July 30, 2013Read the whole statement

“A common habit of thought... is the idea that space is [a] simple receptacle in which bodies move around, with no two bodies present at the same point.”In their words30 July 2013arXiv:1307.7376v1 [hep-ph] July 30, 2013Read the whole statement

“The traditional “cosmological” Multiverse considers that there might be physical realms inaccessible to us due to their separation in space-time.”In their words30 July 2013arXiv:1307.7376v1 [hep-ph] July 30, 2013Read the whole statement

Oskar Klein MedalAward2012Honorary Doctor of the Jagiellonian University of KrakowAwardHonorary Doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska UniversityAward2008“We evolved to be good at learning and using rules of thumb, not at searching for ultimate causes and making fine distinctions.”In their wordsCh. 1, p. 8.Read the whole statement

Julius Wess PrizeAward2005King Faisal International Prize in ScienceAward2004Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward2003High Energy and Particle Physics PrizeAwardLilienfeld PrizeAward2002Lorentz MedalAward1994ICTP Dirac MedalAward1986Sakurai PrizeAward1982MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1951Born15 May 1951

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Frank Wilczek

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Some scientists focus on ideal beauty, others on empirical truth.
Oct 29, 2020, "Beautiful, Impractical Physics" (Oct. 29, 2020) The Wall Street Journal., Own words
Ironically, conventional quantum mechanics itself involves a vast expansion of physical reality, which may be enough to avoid Einstein Insanity.
2015, Einstein’s Parable of Quantum Insanity (2015), Own words
Einstein’s great friend and intellectual sparring partner Niels Bohr had a nuanced view of truth.
2015, Einstein’s Parable of Quantum Insanity (2015), Own words

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Awards

Templeton Prize2022

Oskar Klein Medal2013

Honorary Doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University2012

Honorary Doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow2012

Julius Wess Prize2008

King Faisal International Prize in Science2005

Nobel Prize in Physics2004

High Energy and Particle Physics Prize2003

Lilienfeld Prize2003

Lorentz Medal2002

ICTP Dirac Medal1994

Sakurai Prize1986

MacArthur Fellows Program1982

Fellow of the American Physical Society

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Honorary Doctor of Rzeszów University

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Spouse: Betsy Devine

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United States

In common with Frank

Lawrence M. KraussBoth received Lilienfeld Prize

Yoichiro NambuBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal

François EnglertBoth received High Energy and Particle Physics Prize

Nicolaas BloembergenBoth received Lorentz Medal

Takaaki KajitaBoth received Julius Wess Prize

Lars OnsagerBoth received Lorentz Medal

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