William Alfred Fowler

William Alfred "Willie" Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist who, with Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe". Quotes It is the great glory of the quest for human knowledge that, while making some small contribution to that quest, we can also continue to learn and to take pleasure in learning. William A. Fowler's speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1983. External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:Physicists from the United States Category:Astronomers from the United States Category:Nobel laureates from the United States Category:1911 births Category:1995 deaths Category:Scientists from Pittsburgh Category:Scientists from Ohio Category:Nobel laureates in Physics Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Members of the American Philosophical Society Category:California Institute of Technology alumni Category:California Institute of Technology faculty