Wolf Prize in Physics

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].