Wolf Prize in Physics

Israeli science award
Event physics_award Q845333
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Summary

Wolf Prize in Physics is a physics award[1]. It draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (physics_award category, ranking #3 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wolf Prize in Physics won the Chien-Shiung Wu[3].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics won the Benoit Mandelbrot[4].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics won the Charles H. Bennett[5].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics won the Gilles Brassard[6].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics won the Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin[7].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics is in the country of Israel[8].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's instance of is recorded as physics award[9].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's part of is recorded as Wolf Prize[10].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's Commons category is recorded as Wolf Prize in Physics[11].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's review score is recorded as 0.72[12].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's review score is recorded as 0.8[13].
  • +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wolf Prize in Physics[14].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0353s4[15].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's main subject is recorded as physics[16].
  • Wolf Prize in Physics's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Wolf Prize in Physics laureates[17].

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Recognition

Wins include Chien-Shiung Wu[3], a nuclear physicist[18], 1912–1997[19], of Republic of China[20], awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal[21], specialised in physics[22]; Benoit Mandelbrot[4], a mathematician[23], 1924–2010[24], of Poland[25], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[26], specialised in fractal[27]; Charles H. Bennett[5], a physicist[28], b. 1943[29], of United States[30], awarded the IBM Fellow[31], specialised in quantum information science[32]; Gilles Brassard[6], a cryptographer[33], b. 1955[34], of Canada[35], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada[36], specialised in quantum information science[37]; and Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin[7], a physicist[38], b. 1965[39], of Spain[40], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[41], specialised in theoretical physics[42].

Why It Matters

Wolf Prize in Physics draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (physics_award category, ranking #3 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Wolf Prize in Physics receive?

Honors received include Chien-Shiung Wu[3], Benoit Mandelbrot[4], Charles H. Bennett[5], and Gilles Brassard[6].

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  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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