P. W. Anderson
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P. W. Anderson was a Nobel Prize–winning American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in condensed matter physics, including the theory of localization and contributions to the understanding of superconductivity and magnetism.
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| P. W. Anderson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
condensed matter physicist
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
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Lars Onsager Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-03-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Bell Telephone Laboratories
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Princeton University ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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magnetism ⓘ many-body physics ⓘ statistical physics ⓘ superconductivity ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| fullName | Philip Warren Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Philip
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Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
condensed matter theory
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high-temperature superconductivity research ⓘ theory of complex systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of emergent phenomena in physics
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contributions to the theory of magnetism ⓘ contributions to the theory of superconductivity ⓘ pioneering work in condensed matter physics ⓘ theory of localization of electronic wavefunctions in disordered media ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Royal Society ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| notableIdea | "More is Different" concept of emergence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anderson impurity model
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Anderson localization NERFINISHED ⓘ Anderson–Higgs mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ resonating valence bond theory NERFINISHED ⓘ theory of superexchange ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of physics at Princeton University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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