James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

award for outstanding contributions to plasma physics
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James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

Summary

James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics is a science award[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #66 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the Lyman Spitzer[3].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the Marshall Rosenbluth[4].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the John M. Dawson[5].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the Richard F. Post[6].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the Tihiro Ohkawa[7].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics won the Thomas H. Stix[8].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics is in the country of United States[9].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics's instance of is recorded as science award[10].
  • James Clerk Maxwell is named after James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[11].
  • +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[12].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05b50g7[13].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics's official website is recorded as https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/maxwell.cfm[14].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics's conferred by is recorded as American Physical Society[15].
  • James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q113091359[16].

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Recognition

Wins include Lyman Spitzer[3], an astronomer[17], 1914–1997[18], of United States[19], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen[20], specialised in astrophysics[21]; Marshall Rosenbluth[4], a physicist[22], 1927–2003[23], of United States[24], awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize[25], specialised in plasma physics[26]; John M. Dawson[5], a physicist[27], 1930–2001[28], of United States[29], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[30]; Richard F. Post[6], a physicist[31], 1918–2015[32], of United States[33], awarded the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[34]; Tihiro Ohkawa[7], a physicist[35], 1928–2014[36], of Japan[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[38], specialised in plasma[39]; and Thomas H. Stix[8], a physicist[40], 1924–2001[41], of United States[42], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[43], specialised in plasma physics[44].

Why It Matters

James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #66 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics receive?

Honors received include Lyman Spitzer[3], Marshall Rosenbluth[4], John M. Dawson[5], and Richard F. Post[6].

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  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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