Burton Richter
Paul Pigott Professor in the Physical Sciences, Emeritus; Director Emeritus, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; FSI Senior Fellow by courtesy; Woods Institute Senior Fellow by courtesyView Burton Richter's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
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January 13th, 2012
Stanford Nobel Laureate wins top US science honor
Mention of Burton Richter via The Stanford DailyFormer director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Burton Richter was awarded the Presidential Enrico Fermi Award on Thursday. The award is one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology distinctions granted by the U.S. Government.
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January 12th, 2012
Stanford's Burton Richter wins top science award
Mention of Burton Richter via San Francisco ChronicleBurton W. Richter, a Stanford Nobel Prize-winning physicist, and Mildred Dresselhaus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have won the Presidential Enrico Fermi Award, the White House announced Wednesday.
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December 28th, 2011
Stanford physicist Burton Richter's moderate approach to climate change gaining supporters
Mention of Burton Richter via Stanford ReportStanford physicist's prescriptions include more natural gas and nuclear power, doubts about renewable energy goals, and a new way to gain political support. (Interview)
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April 15th, 2011
New U.S. nuclear reactors unlikely soon: physicist
Mention of Burton Richter via PhysOrg.comStanford physicist and Nobel laureate Burton Richter told a Stanford audience that he expects the worldwide impact of the Fukushima disaster to be small. (PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese officials increased the nuclear crisis level at the Fukushima plant on ...
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April 14th, 2011
New US nuclear reactors unlikely soon, say Stanford physicist
Mention of Burton Richter via Stanford ReportStanford Nobel laureate Burton Richter and New York Times journalist Matthew Wald were on campus to talk about how radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima plant could impact the future of nuclear energy in the United States and abroad.
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