The Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the
American Physical Society
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, to remember
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (April 18, 1882 – August 28, 1963) was an American electrical engineer and physicist who has been credited with the first patent on the field-effect transistor in 1925. He was never able to build a working practical ...
, has been awarded annually, since 1989. (It was not awarded in 2002). The purpose of the Prize is to recognize outstanding contributions to physics.
Recipients
Source
American Physical Society
External links
J. E. Lilienfeld Prize for Theoretical Particle PhysicsAPS
See also
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List of physics awards
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References
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Awards established in 1988
Awards of the American Physical Society