Biography

Born September 29 1931, Chicago, Illinois.

Education

  • 1951 : B.S., Southern Methodist University
  • 1952-1955 : National Science Foundation Fellow
  • 1953 : M.S., University of Chicago
  • 1955 : PhD (Physics), University of Chicago

Professional career

  • 1955-1958 : Assistant Physicist Brookhaven National laboratory
  • 1958-1962 : Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
  • 1962-1964 : Associate Professor of Physics, Princeton University
  • 1964-1971 : Professor of Physics, Princeton University
  • 1971-1996 : University Professor of Physics, University of Chicago
  • 1997 : University Professor of Physics Emeritus, University of Chicago
  • 1985 : American Physical Society : Chairman, Division of Particles and Fields
  • 1999 : American Philosophical Society
  • 1999-2000 : Visiting Professor at the Collège de France, holding the annual International Chair
  • Member of the French National Academy of Sciences

Awards and honors

  • 1968 : Research Corporation Award, with Val L. Fitch (1968) ;
  • 1975 : John Price Wetherill Medal of the Franklin institute, with Val L. Fitch (1975) ;
  • 1977 : Ernest O. Lawence Award (1977) ;
  • 1980 : Nobel Prize in Physics, with Val L. Fitch (1980) ;
  • 1981 : Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois (Order of Lincoln Medal) (1981) ;
  • 1982 : American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1982) ;
  • 1994 : University of Chicago: Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1994) ;
  • 1994 : Docteur honoris causa, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (1994) ;
  • 1996 : Honorary degree, University of Leeds (1996) ;
  • 1999 : Docteur honoris causa, Université de Besançon (1999) ;