Lars Onsager Prize

Summary

Lars Onsager Prize is a science award^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lars Onsager Prize won the Michael Fisher^[3].
• Lars Onsager Prize won the Robert Kraichnan^[4].
• Lars Onsager Prize won the Leo Kadanoff^[5].
• Lars Onsager Prize won the Chen-ning Yang^[6].
• Lars Onsager Prize won the David J. Thouless^[7].
• Lars Onsager Prize won the Michael Kosterlitz^[8].
• Lars Onsager Prize's instance of is recorded as science award^[9].
• Lars Onsager is named after Lars Onsager Prize^[10].
• +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lars Onsager Prize^[11].
• Lars Onsager Prize's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j6620y^[12].
• Lars Onsager Prize's official website is recorded as https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/onsager.cfm^[13].
• Lars Onsager Prize's conferred by is recorded as American Physical Society^[14].
• Lars Onsager Prize's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q113461273^[15].

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Recognition

Wins include Michael Fisher^[3], a physicist^[16], 1931–2021^[17], of United Kingdom^[18], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], specialised in statistical physics^[20]; Robert Kraichnan^[4], a physicist^[21], 1928–2008^[22], of United States^[23], awarded the Otto Laporte Award^[24], specialised in physics^[25]; Leo Kadanoff^[5], a physicist^[26], 1937–2015^[27], of United States^[28], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal^[29], specialised in statistical physics^[30]; Chen-ning Yang^[6], a physicist^[31], 1922–2025^[32], of People's Republic of China^[33], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal^[34], specialised in particle physics^[35]; David J. Thouless^[7], a physicist^[36], 1934–2019^[37], of United Kingdom^[38], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[39], specialised in nuclear physics^[40]; and Michael Kosterlitz^[8], a physicist^[41], b. 1943^[42], of United Kingdom^[43], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[44], specialised in physicist^[45].

Why It Matters

Lars Onsager Prize ranks in the top 10% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

What awards did Lars Onsager Prize receive?

Honors received include Michael Fisher^[3], Robert Kraichnan^[4], Leo Kadanoff^[5], and Chen-ning Yang^[6].