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) ;