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Leo Kadanoff

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American physicist (1937-2015)

United StatesScientistsLived 1937 to 2015 · aged 78
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Leo Philip Kadanoff was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and a former president of the American Physical Society (APS). He contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Awards 13

2011Isaac Newton Medal
2006Lorentz Medal
2004Onsager Medal
1999National Medal of Science
1998Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science
1998Lars Onsager Prize
1989Boltzmann Medal
1986Elliott Cresson Medal
1980Wolf Prize in Physics
1977Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
Harvard Centennial Medal
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Giorgio ParisiAlso won Lars Onsager PrizeYakov SinaiAlso won Boltzmann MedalRobert LanglandsAlso won Grand Prize of the French Academy of ScienceTheodore MaimanAlso won Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter PrizeMichael Victor BerryAlso won Lorentz MedalDeborah S. JinAlso won Isaac Newton Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2015 · aged 78
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22 languages

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