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Raymond Davis, Jr.
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Davis in 2001
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| Born | October 14, 1914 Washington, D.C., USA
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| Died | May 31, 2006 (aged 91) Blue Point, New York, USA
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| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland Yale University |
| Known for | Neutrinos |
| Awards | Comstock Prize in Physics (1978) Tom W. Bonner Prize (1988) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1994) Wolf Prize in Physics (2000) National Medal of Science (2001) Nobel Prize in Physics (2002) Enrico Fermi Award (2003) |
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| Fields | Chemistry, physics |
| Institutions | Monsanto University of Pennsylvania |
Raymond (Ray) Davis, Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002. He was awarded the prize for the detection of cosmic neutrinos, looking at the solar neutrino problem in the Homestake Experiment. He was 88 years old when awarded the prize.
Davis, Jr. died in Blue Point, New York from Alzheimer's disease, aged 91.
Images for kids
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Davis receiving the Medal of Science from President Bush, with OSTP Director Marburger on the left
See also
In Spanish: Raymond Davis Jr. para niños
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