Ernest Lawrence
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Summary
Ernest Lawrence was born on August 8, 1901[1], in Canton[2]. He died on August 27, 1958[3], in Palo Alto[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,082 views/month, #6,582 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Chapel of Memories Columbarium and Mausoleum[9]
- Spouse: Mary K. Blumer[10]
- Country of citizenship: United States[11]
- Field of work: physics[12]
- Employer: University of California, Berkeley[13]
- Educated at: Yale University[14], University of Chicago[15], University of Minnesota[16], University of South Dakota[17], St. Olaf College[18], Augustana Academy[19]
- Doctoral advisor: William Francis Gray Swann[20]
- Award received: Nobel Prize in Physics[21], Elliott Cresson Medal[22], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[23], Faraday Medal[24], Hughes Medal[25], Enrico Fermi Award[26], National Inventors Hall of Fame[27], Holley Medal[28], Fellow of the American Physical Society[29], Comstock Prize in Physics[30], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31], Silliman Memorial Lectures[32], Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[33], Sylvanus Thayer Award[34]
- Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[35], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[36], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[37], Indian National Science Academy[38], National Academy of Sciences[39], American Philosophical Society[40]
- Sex or gender: male[41]
- Doctoral student: Edward J. Lofgren[42], M. Stanley Livingston[43], Chien-Shiung Wu[44], Robert R. Wilson[45], Kenneth Ross MacKenzie[46], David H. Sloan[47], John Reginald Richardson[48], Milton G. White[49], A. Carl Helmholz[50]
- Commons category: Ernest O. Lawrence[51]
- Residence: Berkeley[52], United States[53]
- Family name: Lawrence[54]
- Given name: Ernest[55], Orlando[56]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ernest Lawrence[57]
- Commons gallery: Ernest O. Lawrence[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ernest Lawrence include Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[59], lawrencium[60], Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[61], Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[62], and Lawrence[63].
Why It Matters
Ernest Lawrence has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for him include Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[59], lawrencium[60], Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[61], Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[62], and Lawrence[63].
His notable doctoral advisees include Chien-Shiung Wu[66], a nuclear physicist[67], 1912–1997[68], of Republic of China[69], awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal[70], specialised in physics[71]; Robert R. Wilson[72], a physicist[73], 1914–2000[74], of United States[75], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal[76], specialised in nuclear physics[77]; M. Stanley Livingston[78], a physicist[79], 1905–1986[80], of United States[81], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[82], specialised in accelerator physics[83]; Kenneth Ross MacKenzie[84], a physicist[85], 1912–2002[86], of United States[87]; and Edward J. Lofgren[88].
FAQs
Where was Ernest Lawrence born?
Ernest Lawrence's place of birth was Canton[2].
Where did Ernest Lawrence die?
Ernest Lawrence passed away in Palo Alto[4].
Who was Ernest Lawrence married to?
Ernest Lawrence's spouses include Mary K. Blumer[10].
What did Ernest Lawrence do for work?
Ernest Lawrence worked as a physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Ernest Lawrence go to school?
Ernest Lawrence was educated at Yale University[14], University of Chicago[15], University of Minnesota[16], and University of South Dakota[17].
What awards did Ernest Lawrence receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physics[21], Elliott Cresson Medal[22], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[23], and Faraday Medal[24].