Lorentz_Medal

Lorentz Medal

Lorentz Medal

Award


Lorentz Medal is a distinction awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It was established in 1925 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doctorate of Hendrik Lorentz. The medal is given for important contributions to theoretical physics, though in the past there have been some experimentalists among its recipients.

The first winner, Max Planck, was personally selected by Lorentz.[1] Eleven of the 23 award winners later received a Nobel Prize. The Lorentz medal is ranked fifth in a list of most prestigious international academic awards in physics.[2]

Recipients

See also


References

  1. Berends, Frits; van Delft, Dirk (2019). Lorentz, Gevierd Wetenschapper, Geboren Verzoener (in Dutch). Prometheus. p. 549. ISBN 9789044642667.
  2. KNAW press release, archived from the original on 2020-01-14
  3. IAS press release, 28 March 2018
  4. KNAW press release, archived from the original on 2021-01-26
  5. KNAW press release, archived from the original on 2020-11-24
  6. IAS press release, 29 June 2010
  7. KNAW press release, archived from the original on 2022-03-02
  8. KNAW press release, archived from the original on 2022-03-02

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