Robert Coleman Richardson: American physicist
Robert Coleman Richardson (June 26, 1937 – February 19, 2013) was an American experimental physicist.
He was known for his works on sub-millikelvin temperature studies of helium-3. He won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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| Born | June 26, 1937 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2013 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech (B.S., M.S.) Duke University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Discovering superfluidity in helium-3 |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1981) Nobel Prize in Physics (1996) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | Horst Meyer |
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