Anthony James Leggett
Physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
March 26th, 1938
87 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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An English-American physicist and academic contributed significantly to the field of condensed matter physics. Work included pioneering theories on superfluidity and the behavior of quantum fluids. Held positions at the University of Illinois and made substantial contributions to the understanding of quantum mechanics and low-temperature physics.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003
Advanced theories on superfluid Helium-3
Served as a professor at the University of Illinois
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