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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1975 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his explanation of the origin of the sun's heat, his many contributions to our understanding of the atomic nucleus and his counsel in matters involving atomic energy.", Presented by President Ford at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1976.
  • 1967 - Nobel Prize for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars
  • 1961 - Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society
  • 1955 - Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society
  • 1948 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences In recognition of his contributions to astronomical physics, more particularly his researches on the generation of energy in the sun and stars
  • 1944 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1935 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Hans A. Bethe was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research career included contributions to atomic and nuclear physics, with particular attention to the mechanisms of energy production in stars.

The scientist's recent publication was titled "1946: Can air or water be exploded?", published in 2020 in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. This piece reflects an interest in topics related to atomic processes and energy.

Frequent co-authors included:

  • Gerald E. Brown (1 joint publication)

The main venue of publication was the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Hans A. Bethe received several awards recognizing their scientific contributions, including:

  • Nobel Prize in 1967 for contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially discoveries concerning energy production in stars
  • US President's National Medal of Science in 1975, with citation acknowledging explanation of the sun's heat origin, contributions to nuclear physics, and atomic energy counsel
  • Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1990
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1980
  • Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 1961
  • Max Planck Medal, German Physical Society, 1955
  • Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences, 1948, recognizing research on energy generation in the sun and stars
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1944
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1935

Best Publications

  • Quantum Mechanics of One- and Two-Electron Atoms

    Hans Albrecht Bethe;Edwin E. Salpeter

  • Zur Theorie der Metalle

    H. Bethe

  • Zur Theorie des Durchgangs schneller Korpuskularstrahlen durch Materie

    H. Bethe

  • Theory of Diffraction by Small Holes

    H. A. Bethe

  • A Relativistic equation for bound state problems

    E. E. Salpeter;H. A. Bethe

  • Statistical Theory of Superlattices

    H. A. Bethe

  • On the Stopping of Fast Particles and on the Creation of Positive Electrons

    H. Bethe;W. Heitler

  • Termaufspaltung in Kristallen

    H. Bethe

  • Revival of a stalled supernova shock by neutrino heating

    Hans A. Bethe;James R. Wilson

  • Nuclear Physics B. Nuclear Dynamics, Theoretical

    H. A. Bethe

  • Moliere's theory of multiple scattering

    H.A. Bethe

  • Experimental nuclear physics

    Emilio Segrè;Hans Albrecht Bethe;Norman Ramsey;Philip Morrison

  • The Electromagnetic shift of energy levels

    H.A. Bethe

  • Nuclear Physics A. Stationary States of Nuclei

    H. A. Bethe;R. F. Bacher

  • Neutron star matter

    Gordon Baym;Hans A. Bethe;Christopher J Pethick

  • Theory of nuclear matter

    H.A. Bethe

  • Energy production in stars

    Hans A. Bethe

  • Equation of state in the gravitational collapse of stars

    H.A. Bethe;G.E. Brown;J. Applegate;J.M. Lattimer

  • Theorie der Beugung von Elektronen an Kristallen

    Hans Bethe

  • The origin of chemical elements

    R. A. Alpher;H. Bethe;G. Gamow

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald E. Brown
Gerald E. Brown SUNY Broome Community College
Edwin E. Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter Cornell University
John M. Dawson
John M. Dawson University of California, Los Angeles
Padma Kant Shukla
Padma Kant Shukla Ruhr University Bochum
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
John N. Bahcall
John N. Bahcall Princeton University
Alexander Heger
Alexander Heger Monash University
Eugene P. Wigner
Eugene P. Wigner Princeton University

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