Kenneth G. Wilson Quotes


While at Cal Tech I talked a lot with Jon Mathews, then a junior faculty member; he taught me how to use the Institute's computer; we also went on hikes together.


Citations

Wilson, Kenneth G. "Kenneth G. Wilson - Biographical." Les Prix Nobel 1982, edited by Wilhelm Odelberg, Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1983.

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Kenneth G. Wilson
Kenneth G. Wilson
  • Born: June 8, 1936
  • Died: June 15, 2013
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in leveraging computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism. It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group.