Science · 1926–2022
Ben Roy Mottelson — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 9 July 1926 · Died: 13 May 2022 · Age at death: 95
How old was Ben Roy Mottelson when he died?
Ben Roy Mottelson died aged 95. He was born on 9 July 1926 and died on 13 May 2022.
Physicist who won the Nobel Prize for research on atomic nuclei
Did you know?Although born in the United States, he spent much of his career in Denmark and eventually became a Danish citizen.
Benjamin Roy Mottelson (9 July 1926 – 13 May 2022) was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.
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- Age at death
- 95
- Would be
- 100
- Years since death
- 4
- Born
- July 9, 1926 · Chicago, United States
- Died
- May 13, 2022
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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