Honors
Honors conferred upon Jensen include:
- 1947 – Honorary professor at the University of Hamburg
- 1963 – Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1964 – Honorary doctorate from the Technische Universität Hannover (today, the University of Hanover)
- 1969 – Honorary citizen of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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