Person Anderson; Philip Warren (1923 - 2020) Anderson Philip Warren Anderson; Philip W. 1923 - 2020 American Male Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, North and Central America 13/12/1923 19231213 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America 20200329

Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Physicist Superconductors Condensed matter Antiferromagnetism Localization theory Broken symmetry (physics) Spin glasses Education: University Laboratory High School, Urbana (1940); Harvard University Career: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; Bell Laboratories, New Jersey (1949-1984); Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge (1967-1975); Joseph Henry Professor Emeritus of Physics, Princeton University; board member, Scientists and Engineers for America Memberships: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1963) Medals and prizes: Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1964); National Medal of Science (1982); Nobel Prize (Physics) 1977 Philip Anderson was a physicist whose investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems led to an improved understanding of the nature of metals and insulators. He shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics. Philip discovered electron localisation inside a semiconductor, research that led to what is now called Anderson localisation — a general phenomenon that applies to the transport of quantum waves. He also invented several mathematical methods, including the Anderson Hamiltonian, which is used to describe magnetic impurities embedded in metals, and the Anderson–Higgs mechanism for generating mass in elementary particles. With John Rowell, he demonstrated the Josephson effect in superconductors. Philip authored several scientific books, including Concepts of Solids, Basic Notions of Condensed Matter Physics (1997) and More and Different (2012). He also contributed to the philosophy of science, writing an article ‘More is Different’ for the journal Science in 1972, which outlined the limitations of reductionism and the existence of hierarchical levels of science. Professor Philip Anderson ForMemRS died on 29 March 2020. Foreign Member 24/04/1980 56 References: Peter Day, 'Molecular magnets: the prehistory' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 95-103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_W._Anderson International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 13 Dec 1923 - 29 Mar 2020 NA4046 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/265993795 cef75535-0141-42fb-a62d-c7c59ffdc7e4