Kenneth Wilson
- Born: June 8, 1936 (Waltham, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1956: BS, Harvard University
- 1961: PhD, California Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1959–1962: Harvard University, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1962–1962: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Ford Foundation Fellow
- 1963–1974: Cornell University, Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1974–1988: Cornell University, James A. Weeks Professor
- 1988–present: Ohio State University, Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1969–1970: Stanford Linear Accelertor Center (SLAC), Staff Member
- 1985–1988: Cornell University, Director, Center for Theory and Simulation in Science and Engineering, Cornell Theory Center
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1995–2000: Member, Board of Governors, Weizmann Institute of Science
- 1997–2003: Member, Board of Directors, NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education, National Education Association
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1973: American Physical Society, Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
- 1975: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1980: Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics
- 1982: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1993: American Physical Society, Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics
- 1998: American Physical Society, Fellow
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Leo P. Kadanoff, "Relating Theories via Renormalization," Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 44 (2013): 22-39
