Public figure
Murray Gell-Mann Gold
American physicist (1929–2019)
Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist (1929–2019). Born 1929 in Lower Manhattan. Associated with University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology.
At a glance
Gold- Born
- 1929-09-15, Lower Manhattan
- Died
- 2019-05-24, Santa Fe
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, theoretical physicist, physicist
- Fields
- particle physics, physics
- Member of
- Royal Society of London, National Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, Russian Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, American Philosophical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, JASON, Royal Irish Academy
Education and professional journey
SilverWork
Education
- Yale College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Yale University
- Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
- Jonathan Edwards College
Roles and positions
Silver- board member1974 to 1988
Awards and recognition
Silver- Guggenheim Fellowship 1971
- Nobel Prize in Physics 1969
- Humanist of the Year 2005
- William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement 2004
- Helmholtz Medal 2014
- John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science 1968
- Franklin Medal 1967
- Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award 1966
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics 1959
- Albert Einstein Medal 2005
- Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society 1978
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award 1966
- Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida
- honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
- honorary doctorate from Columbia University
- Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
- honorary doctor of the University of Chicago
- honorary doctor of Yale University
- Golden Plate Award 1962
Family
SilverOnly relatives who are public figures themselves.
- Marcia SouthwickSpouse
Personal journey
- Languages
- English
Due diligence
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