Isidor Isaac Rabi
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Summary
Isidor Isaac Rabi was born on July 29, 1898[1], in Rymanów[2]. He died on January 11, 1988[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,673 views/month, #7,015 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery[10]
- Spouse: Helen Newmark[11]
- Country of citizenship: United States[12], Cisleithania[13]
- Field of work: atomic physics[14]
- Employer: Columbia University[15], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16]
- Educated at: Columbia University[17], Cornell University[18], John Jay Educational Campus[19]
- Doctoral advisor: Albert Potter Wills[20]
- Award received: Atoms for Peace Award[21], Niels Bohr International Gold Medal[22], Nobel Prize in Physics[23], Elliott Cresson Medal[24], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear[25], Oersted Medal[26], NAS Public Welfare Medal[27], Officer of the Legion of Honour[28], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[29], Fellow of the American Physical Society[30], I. I. Rabi Award[31]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[32], American Physical Society[33], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[34], American Association for the Advancement of Science[35], American Philosophical Society[36], Japan Academy[37]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[38]
- Sex or gender: male[39]
- Doctoral student: Norman Foster Ramsey[40], Julian Schwinger[41], Martin Lewis Perl[42], Harold Brown[43], Gabriel Weinreich[44], Donald Ross Hamilton[45], Lloyd Motz[46], Ze’ev Lev[47], William Nierenberg[48], Peter Buck[49]
- Commons category: Isidor Isaac Rabi[50]
- Family name: Rabi[51]
- Given name: Isidor[52], Isaac[53]
- Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/12/obituaries/isidor-isaac-rabi-a-pioneer-in-atomic-physics-dies-at-89.html[54]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[55], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Isidor Isaac Rabi include I. I. Rabi Prize[57] and I. I. Rabi Award[58].
Why It Matters
Isidor Isaac Rabi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for him include I. I. Rabi Prize[57] and I. I. Rabi Award[58].
His notable doctoral advisees include Julian Seymour Schwinger[61], a university teacher[62], 1918–1994[63], of United States[64], awarded the Albert Einstein Award[65], specialised in quantum electrodynamics[66]; Peter Buck[67], a businessperson[68], 1930–2021[69], of United States[70]; Norman Foster Ramsey[71], a physicist[72], 1915–2011[73], of United States[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[75], specialised in nuclear physics[76]; Martin Lewis Perl[77], a physicist[78], 1927–2014[79], of United States[80], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[81], specialised in physics[82]; Harold Brown[83], a physicist[84], 1927–2019[85], of United States[86], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom[87], specialised in atomic physics[88]; and William Nierenberg[89], a physicist[90], 1919–2000[91], of United States[92], awarded the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[93].
FAQs
Where was Isidor Isaac Rabi born?
Isidor Isaac Rabi's place of birth was Rymanów[2].
Where did Isidor Isaac Rabi die?
Isidor Isaac Rabi died in Manhattan[4].
Who was Isidor Isaac Rabi married to?
Isidor Isaac Rabi's spouses include Helen Newmark[11].
What did Isidor Isaac Rabi do for work?
Isidor Isaac Rabi worked as a physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8].
Where did Isidor Isaac Rabi go to school?
Isidor Isaac Rabi was educated at Columbia University[17], Cornell University[18], and John Jay Educational Campus[19].
What awards did Isidor Isaac Rabi receive?
Honors received include Atoms for Peace Award[21], Niels Bohr International Gold Medal[22], Nobel Prize in Physics[23], and Elliott Cresson Medal[24].