Robert Coleman Richardson

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Robert Coleman Richardson
Buckley Prize (1981)
Nobel Prize in Physics (1996)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsCornell University
Doctoral advisorHorst Meyer

Robert Coleman Richardson (June 26, 1937 – February 19, 2013)

superfluidity in helium-3 atoms in the Cornell University Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics.[2][3][4]

Richardson was born in

Arlington, Virginia. He later described Washington-Lee's biology and physics courses as "very old-fashioned" for the time. "The idea of 'advanced placement' had not yet been invented," he wrote in his Nobel Prize autobiography. He took his first calculus course when he was a sophomore in college.[5]

Richardson attended Virginia Tech and received a B.S. in 1958 and a M.S. in 1960. He received his PhD from Duke University in 1965.

Background

At the time of his death, he was the Floyd Newman Professor of Physics at

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
to study the quantum properties of liquids and solids at extremely low temperatures.

Richardson was an

Eagle Scout, and mentioned the Scouting activities of his youth in the biography he submitted to the Nobel Foundation at the time of his award.[1]

Richardson claimed that he did not believe in an anthropomorphic God, but it is unclear what specific beliefs he held.[6]

Personal life

Richardson was born to Robert Franklin Richardson, a telephone engineer.[7] He married Betty Marilyn McCarthy, a fellow physicals PhD student from Duke, on 29 Sep 1962 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Durham, North Carolina.[8]

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography". Nobel Foundation.
  2. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.28.885
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  3. ^ Osheroff, DD; WJ Gully; RC Richardson; DM Lee (1972). "New Magnetic Phenomena in Liquid He3 below 3mK".
    doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.29.920
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  4. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996". The Nobel Prize in Physics. Nobel Foundation. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  5. ^ Chang, Kenneth (2013-02-22). "Robert C. Richardson, 75, Laureate in Physics, Dies". The New York Times. p. B14.
  6. ^ Jonathan Pararajasingham, ed. (2011). "50 Renowned Academics Speaking About God". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-09-04. But, I do not believe in an anthropomorphic god...
  7. ^ a b "Robert Richardson: Physicist who won a Nobel Prize for elucidating the very strange properties of superfluid helium-3". The Daily Telegraph. 22 Feb 2013. p. 33. Retrieved 3 Jun 2023.
  8. ^ "Couple to Wed this Saturday Feted at Party". The Herald-Sun. 24 Sep 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 3 Jun 2023.
  9. American Academy of Achievement
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  10. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

External links

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