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Rumford Premium

MAY 01, 1963
Physics Today

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded its Rumford Premium to Hans A. Bethe of Cornell University on April 10 in recognition of his contributions to the theory of energy production in stars. Professor Bethe is the 53rd recipient of the prize, which was established in 1796 by Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. It consists of two medals (one of gold and the other of silver), together with a cash award of $5000, and is given for “the most important discovery or useful improvement…on Heat or on Light”.

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