Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth G. Wilson, also known as Kenneth Geddes Wilson, was born on August 6, 1936, in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was a physicist from the United States. Wilson was educated at California Institute of Technology, Harvard College, and Harvard University.

His doctoral advisor was Murray Gell-Mann, and some of his notable doctoral students include Paul Ginsparg, Michael Peskin, Roman Jackiw, and H. R. Krishnamurthy. One of Wilson's most notable works was on critical phenomena.

Wilson received the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work. He passed away on June 15, 2013, in Saco, Maine.