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- ↑ "Gell-Mann Awarded Heineman Prize". Physics Today. 12 (6): 35–35. 1959-06-01. doi:10.1063/1.3060846. ISSN 0031-9228.
- ↑ "Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics".
- ↑ Pignataro, Anthony (October 23, 2019), "UC Irvine mathematics professor makes history with award", OC Weekly