Kenneth G. Wilson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth G. Wilson

Nobel prize winning US physicist

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1936

Place of Birth: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2013

Profession: physicist, pedagogue, university teacher, theoretical physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in leveraging computers for studying particle physics.
He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism.
It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group.