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Richard P. Feynman
Full Name of the recipient | Richard P. Feynman |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
Year of Award | 1965 |
Share in Award | 33.3% |
Award Shared with | Sin-Itiro Tomonaga (33.3%) Julian Schwinger (33.3%) |
Motivation for the Award | for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA |
Place of Birth | New York, NY, United States USA |
Date of Birth | 11 May 1918 |
Age at the time of Award | 46 years |
Place of Death | Los Angeles, CA, United States USA |
Date of Death | 15 February 1988 |