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Nobel-Winning Physicist Anthony Leggett Dies at 87

3/18/2026

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  • Anthony Leggett, Nobel Prize–winning physicist, passed away at age 87.
  • His low-temperature research earned him the Nobel Prize in 2003, the Wolf Prize, and a knighthood in 2004.
  • Sputnik's launch in the 1950s sparked his interest in physics.
  • He studied at Merton College, Oxford, and later worked at Sussex University and the University of Illinois.
  • He is survived by his wife and daughter.