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.
Statements (34)
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| instanceOf |
award
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physics award → science award → |
| awardedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
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United States National Academy of Sciences → |
| awardingBodyType |
learned society
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| country |
United States of America
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| discipline |
physical sciences
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| eligibility |
physicists
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| field |
physics
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| frequency |
approximately every five years
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| inception |
1913
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| isPartOf |
awards of the National Academy of Sciences
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| languageOfAwardingBody |
English
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| locationOfAwardingBody |
Washington, D.C.
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| namedAfter |
Cyrus B. Comstock
NERFINISHED
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| notableRecipient |
Arthur H. Compton
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Chen Ning Yang → Edward M. Purcell → Enrico Fermi → Hans A. Bethe → J. Willard Gibbs → John Bardeen → Murray Gell-Mann → Philip W. Anderson → Robert A. Millikan → Steven Weinberg → Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar → Tsung-Dao Lee → |
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding contributions to physics
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| reward |
medal
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monetary prize → |
| scope |
international
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| sponsor |
Cyrus B. Comstock
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chien-Shiung Wu
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Ernest O. Lawrence → John Robert Schrieffer → Leon Cooper → Luis Alvarez → Norman Ramsey → Robert A. Millikan → William Shockley → |
awardReceived |