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Robert Kraichnan
American physicist (1928-2008) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80
Robert Harry Kraichnan, a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was an American theoretical physicist best known for his work on the theory of fluid turbulence.
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2008Died26 February 20082003ICTP Dirac MedalAward1997Lars Onsager PrizeAward1993Otto Laporte AwardAward1928Born15 January 1928
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United States
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Lived 1928 to 2008 · aged 80