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He was born in Washington DC, where his father was a photographer for the National Bureau of Standards. He spent several years as a choir boy to please his mother, although he could not carry a tune. He enjoyed attending the concerts at the Watergate before air traffic was loud enough to drown out the music. His brother Warren, 14 months younger than he, was his constant companion in boyhood. He graduated in chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1938. He also received a masters degree from that school and a Ph.D. from Yale University in physical chemistry in 1942. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... As a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration, the National Institute of Standards (NIST) develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. ... Chemistry (derived from alchemy) is the science of matter at or near the atomic scale. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., USA. As the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the University of Maryland... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yale redirects here. ... Physical Chemistry is the combined science of physics, chemistry, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics which functions to provide molecular-level interpretations of observed macroscopic phenomena. ... This article is about the year. ...

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Upon his discharge from the army in 1946, he went to work at Monsanto Chemical Company's Mound Laboratory, in Miamisburg, Ohio, doing applied radiochemistry of interest to the Atomic Energy Commission. In 1948, he joined Brookhaven National Laboratory, which was dedicated to finding peaceful uses for atomic energy. There he met his wife, Anna Torrey, and together they built a 21-foot wooden sailboat, the Halcyon. Anna and Ray had five children and lived in the same house in Blue Point, New York for over 50 years. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Columbus Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq. ... Radiochemistry deals with the use of radioactivity to study ordinary chemical reactions. ... Almost a year after World War II ended, Congress established the United States Atomic Energy Commission to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Aerial view of Brookhaven National Laboratory. ... Atomic energy is an outdated phrase which can mean a number of things related to energy produced by atoms: In the late- 19th century through the early- 20th century, it was often used to describe the particles ejected by radioactive elements (especially radium). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ...

He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 with Japanese physicist Masatoshi Koshiba and American Riccardo Giacconi for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos, looking at the solar neutrino problem in the Homestake Experiment. Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Masatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊 Koshiba Masatoshi, born on September 19, 1926 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture -) is a Japanese physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002. ... Riccardo Giacconi (born October 6, 1931) is an Italian-born American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist. ... Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-57 // Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. ... The neutrino is an elementary particle. ... The solar neutrino problem was a major discrepancy between measurements of the neutrinos flowing through the Earth and theoretical models of the solar interior, lasting from the mid-1960s to about 2002. ... The Homestake Experiment (sometimes referred to as the Davis Experiment) was an experiment headed by astrophysicists Raymond Davis, Jr. ...

Dr. Davis passed away peacefully on May 31st, 2006 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Honors

• Cyrus B. Comstock Prize of the National Academy of Sciences (1978)
• Tom W. Bonner Prize of the American Physical Society (1988)
• W. K. H. Panofsky Prize of the American Physical Society (1992)
• Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize of the American Astronomical Society (1994)
• George Ellery Hale Prize of the American Astronomical Society (1996)
• Wolf Prize in Physics (2000)
• National Medal of Science (2001)
• Nobel Prize in Physics (2002)

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See also

• Homestake Experiment

The Homestake Experiment (sometimes referred to as the Davis Experiment) was an experiment headed by astrophysicists Raymond Davis, Jr. ...

External links

• Autobiography at Nobelprize.org
• Raymond Davis Jr., Brookhaven Nat'l Lab web site
• Neutrino web site by NOVA
• Raymond Davis Jr., Biography in English