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Kenneth G. Wilson

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Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using 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.

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My grandfather on my mother's side was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology my other grandfather was a lawyer, and one time Speaker of the Tennessee Hous…
My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage.
My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage.