Nevill Francis Mott
Sir Nevill Francis Mott was a British theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, especially amorphous semiconductors. The Prize was shared with Philip W. Anderson and John Van Vleck.
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Background
- Born in
- Leeds
- Educated at
- University of CambridgeSt John's CollegeClifton CollegeGiggleswick School
- Awards
- 🏆 Royal Society Bakerian Medal🏆 Three Physicists Prize🏆 Faraday Medal🏆 Copley Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Ralph H. Fowler
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Klaus Fuchs
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1905
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