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Joseph Weber

American physicist (1919–2000)
Person human Q1708214

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
May 17, 1919
Date of death
September 30, 2000
Place of birth
Paterson
Place of death
Pittsburgh
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
physicist, university teacher
Employer
University of Maryland[10]
Field of work
physics[9]
Educated at
The Catholic University of America, Naval Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy, Eastside High School[11][12][13][14]
Religion or worldview
atheism[20]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Physical Society[17][18]
Doctoral advisor
Keith J. Laidler[15]
Doctoral student
Robert L. Forward, Robert Lull Forward, Walter Beam, Urs Hochuli, Joel Sinsky, Jerome Larson[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Cause of death
lymphoma[32]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics[38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Archives at
University of Maryland Libraries[31]
Described by source
Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[37]
Family name
Weber[34]
Given name
Joseph[35]
Influenced by
Karl Herzfeld[21]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[40]
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Manner of death
natural causes[36]
Member of
International Astronomical Union[19]
Military branch
United States Navy[29]
Military, police or special rank
lieutenant commander[30]
Place of burial
United States Naval Academy Cemetery[7]
Residence
United States[33]
Student
Robert L. Forward[16]
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000029519245
VIAF cluster ID
63141782
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
176387
AstroGen ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123917391
CONOR.SI ID
276573795
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11390037
CiNii Research ID
1140282266753235968
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
141914238
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Joseph-Weber
FAST ID
1757491
FES digital collections entity ID
436270
Find a Grave memorial ID
76083662
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IAU member ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
200454
Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810698588905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073826189
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Prabook ID
1693339
RERO ID (legacy)
A003961515
SNAC ARK ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/83b0c7a4-e615-41f2-8b06-af850942861b
ZbMATH author ID
weber.joseph

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
United States Naval Academy, The Catholic University of America, Naval Postgraduate School
Named after 2
Weber bar, Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation
Nominated for 2
Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Physics
Occupation 2
physicist, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cause of death 1
lymphoma
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Keith J. Laidler
Doctoral advisors 1
Keith J. Laidler
Doctoral student 1
Robert L. Forward
Doctoral students 1
Robert L. Forward
Employer 1
University of Maryland
Family name 1
Weber
Field of work 1
physics
Given name 1
Joseph
Influenced by 1
Karl Herzfeld
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Place of birth 1
Paterson
Place of burial 1
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Place of death 1
Pittsburgh
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Residence 1
United States
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Robert L. Forward
Students 1
Robert L. Forward
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Summary

Joseph Weber was born on May 17, 1919[1], in Paterson[2]. He died on September 30, 2000[3], in Pittsburgh[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Joseph Weber include Weber bar[41], a gravitational-wave detector[42] and Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation[43], an award[44], in United States[45], founded in 2002[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Joseph Weber include Weber bar[41], a gravitational-wave detector[42] and Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation[43], an award[44], in United States[45], founded in 2002[46].

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert L. Forward[47], a physicist[48], 1932–2002[49], of United States[50], awarded the Locus Award for Best First Novel[51], specialised in physicist[52].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Weber born?

Joseph Weber was born in Paterson[2].

Where did Joseph Weber die?

Joseph Weber passed away in Pittsburgh[4].

What did Joseph Weber do for work?

Joseph Weber worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Joseph Weber go to school?

Joseph Weber was educated at The Catholic University of America[11], Naval Postgraduate School[12], United States Naval Academy[13], and Eastside High School[14].

What awards did Joseph Weber receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[18].

Related Entities

physics United States

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