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MacArthur Fellows Program
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Sidney Drell
1926-09-13 – 2016-12-21
Life & Legacy
Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert.
At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Drell was a noted contributor in the fields of quantum electrodynamics and high-energy particle physics. The Drell–Yan process, which was used to discover the Higgs boson, is partially named for him.
Occupation & Career
physicist, teacher
Education
Princeton University; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Atlantic City High School
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
MacArthur Fellows Program; Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award; National Medal of Science; Rumford Prize; Leo Szilard Lectureship Award; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award; Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award; Pomeranchuk Prize; Enrico Fermi Award; Heinz Award; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Guggenheim Fellowship
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Enrico Fermi Award · Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Guggenheim Fellowship · Heinz Award · Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award · Leo Szilard Lectureship Award · MacArthur Fellows Program · National Medal of Science · Pomeranchuk Prize · Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award · Rumford Prize
Employer
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory · Stanford University
Organizations & Memberships
Academia Europaea · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society · American Physical Society · National Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Atlantic City High School · Princeton University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award
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National Medal of Science
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Rumford Prize
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Leo Szilard Lectureship Award
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Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
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Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
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Pomeranchuk Prize
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Enrico Fermi Award
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Heinz Award
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Sources & Provenance
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