Obituary of Philip Russell Wallace
MAR 31, 2006
DOI: 10.1063/PT.4.2300
Philip Wallace, a prominent Canadian theoretical physicist, was born and educated in Toronto. During World War II he worked in the Canadian Atomic Energy project in Montreal. In 1946 he joined the faculty of McGill University, initially in Mathematics and later in the Physics Department. He played a major role in the development of physics in Canada, particularly theoretical physics, training and encouraging many who went on to distinguished careers in Canada and the U.S. A superb teacher, he authored several excellent textbooks. His own personal research ranged widely, with a focus on condensed matter. In 1982 he retired to Victoria, British Columbia.
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