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Daniel Fisher · Science & Medicine

What

Statistical physicist of random systems; Onsager Prize (2013); son of Michael Fisher

When

1956, London, England

Where

United Kingdom · United States

Prizes and awards
Biography

Daniel Fisher is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Statistical physicist of random systems; Onsager Prize (2013); son of Michael Fisher

How & why

Fisher is a theoretical physicist at Stanford known for pioneering work on disordered and random systems, including the statistical physics of glasses, pinned interfaces and, more recently, evolutionary dynamics in biology, for which he received the 2013 Lars Onsager Prize. He is the son of physicist Michael E. Fisher and is of Jewish descent.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Lars Onsager Prize

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Statistical physicist of random systems; Onsager Prize (2013); son of Michael Fisher

2013

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Lars Onsager Prize