Comstock Prize in Physics
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The Comstock Prize in Physics is a prestigious award given by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comstock Prize in Physics canonical | 15 |
| Comstock Prize in Physics (Chien-Shiung Wu) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
award
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physics award ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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| awardingBodyType | learned society ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discipline | physical sciences ⓘ |
| eligibility | physicists ⓘ |
| field | physics ⓘ |
| frequency | approximately every five years ⓘ |
| inception | 1913 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | awards of the National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| languageOfAwardingBody | English ⓘ |
| locationOfAwardingBody | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cyrus B. Comstock ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Arthur H. Compton
ⓘ
C. N. Yang ⓘ
surface form:
Chen Ning Yang
Edward M. Purcell ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ
surface form:
Hans A. Bethe
Josiah Willard Gibbs ⓘ
surface form:
J. Willard Gibbs
John Bardeen ⓘ Murray Gell-Mann ⓘ Philip Anderson ⓘ
surface form:
Philip W. Anderson
Robert A. Millikan ⓘ Steven Weinberg ⓘ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ T. D. Lee ⓘ
surface form:
Tsung-Dao Lee
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| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to physics ⓘ |
| reward |
medal
ⓘ
monetary prize ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sponsor | Cyrus B. Comstock ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Comstock Prize in Physics (Chien-Shiung Wu)