Physics: Philip Anderson

Physics: Philip Anderson
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Philip Anderson (1923) Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut.

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Philip Anderson (1923) Micha el Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut.

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Why is Philip Anderson remembered? Ev ery major advance in physics was made by a person working to understand something that didn't quite make sense yet. Philip Anderson was one of those people.

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About Philip Anderson Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a Unite d States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.