Robert Coleman Richardson
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Robert Coleman Richardson Net Worth

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Robert Coleman Richardson was an American experimental physicist who won a share of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of superfluidity in helium-3 atoms. Born in Washington D.C. in 1937, he was an active Boy Scout and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute before earning a Ph.D. in physics from Duke University. He then moved to Cornell University as a postdoctoral researcher and was promoted to assistant professor, where he became part of the research team that discovered superfluidity in the isotope helium-3. This discovery was a major breakthrough in experimental physics and earned him the Nobel Prize.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day June 26, 1937
Birth Place Washington, D.C., United States, United States
Age 83 YEARS OLD
Died On February 19, 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 75)\nIthaca, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Cancer
Residence United States
Alma mater Virginia Tech (B.S., M.S.) Duke University (Ph.D.)
Known for Discovering superfluidity in helium-3
Awards Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1970) Nobel Prize in Physics (1996)
Fields Physics
Institutions Cornell University
Doctoral advisor Horst Meyer

💰 Net worth

Robert Coleman Richardson, an acclaimed physicist in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Known for his notable contributions to the field of low-temperature physics, Richardson rose to prominence for his groundbreaking work on superfluid helium-3. As a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics, Richardson's research revolutionized our understanding of phase transitions and quantum physics at extreme temperatures. Beyond his academic achievements, Richardson's net worth is a testament to his success and the recognition he received for his pioneering work in the field of physics.

Biography/Timeline

1958

Richardson attended Virginia Tech and received a B.S. in 1958 and a M.S. in 1960. He received his PhD from Duke University in 1965.

1998

At the time of his death, he was the Floyd Newman Professor of Physics at Cornell University, although he no longer operated a laboratory. From 1998 to 2007 he served as Cornell's vice provost for research, and from 2007 to 2009 was senior science adviser to the President and provost. His past experimental work focused on using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to study the quantum properties of liquids and solids at extremely low temperatures.

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