Conversation so far:
Who was Lewis Fry Richardson?
Richardson identified a value (between 1 and 2) that would describe the changes (with increasing measurement detail) in observed complexity for a particular coastline.
What is he best known for?
Richardson effect.
What is the Richardson effect?
Richardson demonstrated that this is not the case: the measured length of coastlines, and other natural features, increases without limit as the unit of measurement is made smaller.

Question: Did he win an award because of this?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Lewis Fry Richardson win an award because of the Richardson effect?