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William Fowler
1911-1995
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complete name  William Alfred Fowler
nobel prize  physics
award year  1983
together with  Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
prize share  Prize share: 1/2
rational  The Nobel Prize in Physics 1983 was divided equally between Subramanyan Chandrasekhar "for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars" and William Alfred Fowler "for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe."
biography  Biography
laureate facts  Facts
laureate lecture  Lecture
given name  William
family name  Fowler
occupation  astronomer
occupation  physicist
occupation  university teacher
occupation  nuclear scientist
field of work  astrophysics
work location  California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91125, United States of America
notable work  B²FH paper
description  William Alfred Fowler was an American nuclear physicist, later astrophysicist, who, with Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics.
pronunciation  (/ˈfaʊlər/)
image copyright  Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
image citation  The Nobel Prize in Physics 1983. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1983/summary/>
date birth  1911
date death  1995
usual name  William Fowler