Richard P. Feynman’s Niels Bohr International Gold Medal.

Richard P. Feynman's Niels Bohr International Gold Medal; conferred upon him in 1973

Richard P. Feynman’s Niels Bohr International Gold Medal.

[FEYNMAN, Richard P.].

Item Number: 125346

Richard P. Feynman’s Niels Bohr International Gold Medal, conferred upon him in 1973. Gold, the medal features a bust of Bohr on the obverse and an atom on the reverse, with the edge engraved, “Richard P. Feynman.” Awarded since 1955 for “outstanding work by an engineer or physicist for the peaceful utilization of atomic energy”, the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal is administered by the Danish Society of Engineers (Denmark) in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences. Recipients of the award include: Niels Bohr, John Cockroft, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Werner Karl Heisenberg, Richard P. Feynman, and Jens Nørskov. In fine condition. Housed in a custom red leather case. From the library of Richard Feynman.

American theoretical physicist Richard Phillips Feynman was best known for his his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. He was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, including a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology called There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom and the three-volume publication of his undergraduate lectures, The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Along with his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga. In addition to the Nobel Prize and Niels Bohr International Gold Medal, Feynman received the Oersted Medal in 1972 and the National Medal of Science in 1979.

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