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Percy Williams Bridgman
| Full Name of the recipient | Percy Williams Bridgman |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1946 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high pressure physics |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Place of Birth | Cambridge, MA, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 21 April 1882 |
| Age at the time of Award | 63 years |
| Place of Death | Randolph, NH, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 20 August 1961 |
