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Duncan Haldane is credited as a physicist and university teacher. Born on September 14, 1951, Duncan Haldane is from London, United Kingdom. That works out to 75 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Cambridge. Recorded honors include Fellow of the Royal Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1993), Nobel Prize in Physics (2016) and 5 more.
My Take
I'll admit it: a Nobel laureate in condensed matter physics isn't who I expected to be writing about here, and I find that genuinely refreshing. What strikes me about Duncan Haldane is the sheer density of recognition he's collected, from the 2016 Nobel shared with Thouless and Kosterlitz, to the ICTP Dirac Medal and Royal Society fellowship. That's a career spent on topological phases of matter, work most of us will never grasp but quietly benefit from. As a British-born physicist now anchored at Princeton, he's the kind of figure whose fame is earned in lecture halls rather than headlines, and I respect that lane completely.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Duncan Haldane
- Name (Japanese)
- ダンカン・ホールデン
- Reading
- だんかん・ほーるでん
- Born
- September 14, 1951 (age 75)
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- physicist / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- University of Cambridge
Awards & achievements
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1993 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2012 ICTP Dirac Medal
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://phy.princeton.edu/people/duncan-haldane#:-:text=duncan%20haldane
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan%20Haldane
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1002250
4. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Duncan Haldane born?
Born September 14, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Duncan Haldane from?
Duncan Haldane is from London, United Kingdom.
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Duncan Haldane works as physicist, university teacher.
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