Physics

Biographical

Percy Williams Bridgman was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 21st, 1882. He received his early education in public schools in the nearby city of Newton until 1900 when he entered Harvard University. He graduated A.B. in 1904, A.M. in 1905 and was awarded his Ph.D. (Physics) in 1908 when he joined the Faculty of…

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Press release

15 October 1974 has awarded Professor Martin Ryle and Professor Antony Hewish the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics. Professors Ryle and Hewish have been awarded the Prize for their pioneering research in radioastrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture-synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of…

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  The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003   Contents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |   Web Adapted Version of the Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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