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Prêmio José Reis de Divulgação Científica
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SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
1933-06-08 – 2018-07-04

Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger (8 June 1933 – 4 July 2018) was a German-born Brazilian physicist and popularizer of science. Hamburger was internationally known for his activities regarding public understanding of science. He was the director of Estação Ciência, an interactive science museum in São Paulo. He won the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science, the José Reis Award for the Divulgation of Science, the medal of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit, and was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
physicist, science communicator, educator
University of São Paulo; University of Pittsburgh
Jewish people
Prêmio José Reis de Divulgação Científica; Kalinga Prize; National Order of Scientific Merit
Kalinga Prize · National Order of Scientific Merit · Prêmio José Reis de Divulgação Científica
Jewish people
Estação Ciência da Universidade de São Paulo · University of São Paulo
Brazilian Academy of Sciences · NeuroMat
NeuroMat
University of Pittsburgh · University of São Paulo
Prêmio José Reis de Divulgação Científica
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Kalinga Prize
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National Order of Scientific Merit
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Jewish people
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Cao Hamburger
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Amélia Hamburger
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