Ben Roy Mottelson

Nobel Prize in Physics 1975

“for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection”

Ben Roy Mottelson was an American-Danish physicist. He discovered the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and helped develop the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 and was affiliated with Nordita.

Field

Physics · Nuclear Physics

Lifespan

1926–2022