Peter Galison
Peter Louis Galison is an American historian and philosopher of science. He is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in history of science and physics at Harvard University.
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Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityRiverdale Country School
- Awards
- 🏆 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics🏆 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 MacArthur Fellows Program🏆 Pfizer Award
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Edward Mills Purcell
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1955
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