Ray Davis: Nobel Laureate & Pioneer in Physics Dies at 91

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Ray Davis, a pioneering physical chemist and Nobel laureate in Physics, has passed away at the age of 91 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He spent the majority of his career at Brookhaven National Laboratory and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize for his significant contributions to neutrino astrophysics. His death has prompted reflections on his impactful legacy in the scientific community.
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Pioneering physical chemist and physics Nobel laureate Ray Davis has died at his home in New York. Davis, who spent most of his career at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for his contributions to neutrino astrophysics. He passed away on Wednesday aged 91 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.

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Thanks Davis. It's always sad when someone who contributed to society as he did dies.
 
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shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for his contributions to neutrino astrophysics

:cry: (Sob) He was a good man. You must have been particularly attached to him neutrino . Thanks Davis .
 
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