How many Nobel Prizes did Fowler win during his lifetime?
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Fowler was awarded one Nobel Prize during his lifetime. Specifically, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983, sharing it with Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, for their theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars. Their contributions deepened our understanding of the final evolutionary stages of massive stars and played a significant role in the development of modern astrophysics.
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