About John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (; March 13, 1899 – October 27, 1980) was an American physicist and mathematician who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977 for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electronic magnetism in solids. He shared the Prize with Philip W. Anderson and Nevill Mott. For his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electrons in magnetic solids, Van Vleck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1977, along with Philip W. He was co-awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977, for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electronic magnetism in solids. He concurrently held the first deanship of Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Physics until 1957. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1966 and the Lorentz Medal in 1974.
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