Maxwell Medal and Prize

the Institute of Physics (IOP) annual award made for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, mathematical or computational physics and intended to recognise physicists early in their careers
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Maxwell Medal and Prize

Summary

Maxwell Medal and Prize is a science award[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #79 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's field of work was theoretical physics[3].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's field of work was mathematical physics[4].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's field of work was computational physics[5].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's instance of is recorded as science award[6].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's instance of is recorded as medallion[7].
  • James Clerk Maxwell is named after Maxwell Medal and Prize[8].
  • +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Maxwell Medal and Prize[9].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hn740[10].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's sponsor is recorded as Institute of Physics[11].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's conferred by is recorded as Institute of Physics[12].
  • Maxwell Medal and Prize's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Maxwell Medal and Prize recipients[13].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include theoretical physics[3], a branch of physics[14]; mathematical physics[4], a branch of mathematics[15]; and computational physics[5], a branch of physics[16].

Why It Matters

Maxwell Medal and Prize draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #79 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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