Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth G. Wilson

Nobel Prize in Physics 1982

Cornell University

“for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions”

Kenneth G. Wilson was an American theoretical physicist. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions. His work introduced the renormalization group to the study of phase transitions.

Field
Physics · Theoretical Physics
Lifespan
1936–2013