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John Stewart Bell

Northern Irish physicist (1928-1990) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 62

John Stewart Bell was a physicist from Northern Ireland and the originator of Bell's theorem, an important theorem in quantum physics regarding hidden-variable theories.

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1990Died1 October 19901989Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAwardHughes MedalAward1988IOP Dirac MedalAward1987Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward1972Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1928Born28 July 1928

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Awards

Hughes Medal1989
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics1989
IOP Dirac Medal1988
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1987
Fellow of the Royal Society1972

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 1990 · aged 62