Robert Hofstadter Professions : Physicist Born : February 5, 1915 Died : November 17, 1990 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Robert Hofstadter The Nobel Prize is given as a personal award but it also honors the field of research in which I have worked and it also honors my students and colleagues. Robert Hofstadter awards fields honor Not only has this subject been long associated with the ideas of thinking men over the ages but its practical importance is attested to by the huge resources of men and material thrown into this type of work. Robert Hofstadter work men long thinking Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicist All Authors