David Griffiths

Summary

David Griffiths is a human^[1]. He was born in Arlington County^[2]. He was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David Griffiths was born in Arlington County^[2].
• David Griffiths was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Griffiths held citizenship in United States^[7].
• David Griffiths worked as a physicist^[4].
• David Griffiths worked as a university teacher^[5].
• David Griffiths was employed by Reed College^[8].
• David Griffiths's doctoral advisor was Sidney Coleman^[9].
• A notable work attributed to David Griffiths is Introduction to Electrodynamics^[10].
• A notable work attributed to David Griffiths is Introduction to Quantum Mechanics^[11].
• David Griffiths received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[12].
• David Griffiths received the Robert A. Millikan Medal^[13].
• David Griffiths was a member of American Physical Society^[14].
• David Griffiths's image is recorded as David Griffiths giving autograph.jpg^[15].
• David Griffiths is recorded as male^[16].
• David Griffiths's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• David Griffiths's signature is recorded as Griffiths-signature-vectorized.svg^[18].
• David Griffiths's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109211259^[19].
• David Griffiths's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85165737^[20].
• David Griffiths's GND ID is recorded as 135599202^[21].
• David Griffiths's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80017017^[22].
• David Griffiths's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12355061d^[23].
• David Griffiths's IdRef ID is recorded as 032539681^[24].
• David Griffiths's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01039817^[25].
• David Griffiths's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001332140^[26].
• David Griffiths's Commons category is recorded as David Griffiths (physicist)^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Griffiths was born in Arlington County^[2]. He was born on +1942-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

David Griffiths's doctoral advisor was Sidney Coleman^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Among David Griffiths's employers was Reed College^[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Introduction to Electrodynamics^[10], a textbook^[28], written by David Griffiths^[29] and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics^[11], a textbook^[30], founded in 1995^[31], written by him^[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[12], a fellowship award^[33] and Robert A. Millikan Medal^[13], an award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1962^[36].

Why It Matters

David Griffiths ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was David Griffiths born?

David Griffiths's place of birth was Arlington County^[2].

What did David Griffiths do for work?

David Griffiths worked as physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

What awards did David Griffiths receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[12] and Robert A. Millikan Medal^[13].