Kenneth G. Wilson
Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)
In context
- When
- Saturday, June 15 201313 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Kenneth G. Wilson
Who they were
Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)
Why this date
Kenneth G. Wilson appears on our June 15 calendar for 2013 as a death entry.
June 15 through the years
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