Sam Edwards (physicist)
Sam Edwards | |
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| Born | 1 February 1928 Swansea, Wales |
| Died | 7 May 2015 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Education | University of Cambridge Harvard University |
| Known for | Path integral formulation Polymer physics Spin glass Granular material |
| Awards | Maxwell Medal and Prize (1974) Davy Medal (1984) Boltzmann medal (1995) Royal Medal (2001) Dirac Medal (2005) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Workplaces | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | A new approach to the theory of renormalised fields (1954) |
| Julian Schwinger | |
Doctoral students | Elliott H. Lieb Monica Olvera de la Cruz Michael Cates Nigel Goldenfeld Tanniemola Liverpool David Sherrington (physicist) |
Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards FRS FLSW (1 February 1928 – 7 May 2015) was a Welsh physicist. The Sam Edwards Medal and Prize is named in his honour.