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Michael Victor Berry

British physicist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1941 · age 85

Sir Michael Victor Berry is a British theoretical physicist. He is the Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus) at the University of Bristol.

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2025Isaac Newton MedalAward2014Richtmyer Memorial Lecture AwardAward2009Honorary Doctorate of the University of MetzAward2007Honorary Doctorate of the University of GlasgowAward2005Pólya PrizeAward2002Josiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAward2000Ig Nobel PrizeAward1998Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of WarwickAwardWolf Prize in PhysicsAward1996Honorary Doctorate of Trinity College, DublinAward1995EPS Europhysics PrizeAward1990IOP Dirac MedalAwardRoyal MedalAward1978Maxwell Medal and PrizeAward1941Born14 March 1941

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Isaac Newton Medal2025
Moyal Medal2016
Lorentz Medal2014
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award2014
Clarivate Citation Laureates2009
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Metz2009
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Glasgow2007
Honorary Doctorate of Technion2006
Pólya Prize2005
Honorary Doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science2003
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship2002
Honorary Doctor of Ulm University2001
Ig Nobel Prize2000
Forder Lectureship1999
Wolf Prize in Physics1998
Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Warwick1998
Honorary Doctor of the University of St Andrews1998
Honorary Doctorate1997
Honorary Doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin1996
ICTP Dirac Medal1995
EPS Europhysics Prize1995
Honorary Doctor of the University of Exeter1991
Royal Medal1990
IOP Dirac Medal1990
Lilienfeld Prize1990
Royal Society Bakerian Medal1987
Maxwell Medal and Prize1978
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Onsager Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85