Lance J. Dixon

American physicist
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Lance J. Dixon

Summary

Lance J. Dixon is a human[1]. He was born in Pasadena[2]. He was born on June 22, 1961[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pasadena[2], Lance J. Dixon…
  • Lance J. Dixon was born on June 22, 1961[3].
  • Lance J. Dixon held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Lance J. Dixon worked as a physicist[4].
  • Among Lance J. Dixon's employers was Stanford University[7].
  • Lance J. Dixon was employed by California Institute of Technology[8].
  • Among Lance J. Dixon's employers was SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[9].
  • Lance J. Dixon's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lance J. Dixon's doctoral advisor was Jeffrey A. Harvey[11].
  • Lance J. Dixon received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[12].
  • Lance J. Dixon received the Sakurai Prize[13].
  • Lance J. Dixon was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Lance J. Dixon is recorded as male[15].
  • Lance J. Dixon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Lance J. Dixon supervised Jeffrey Pennington as a doctoral student[17].
  • Lance J. Dixon's family name is recorded as Dixon[18].
  • Lance J. Dixon's given name is recorded as Lance[19].
  • Lance J. Dixon's given name is recorded as Jenkins[20].
  • Lance J. Dixon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Lance Jenkins Dixon'}[21].
  • Lance J. Dixon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].
  • Lance J. Dixon's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as https://www.slac.stanford.edu/~lance/cv.pdf[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pasadena[2], Lance J. Dixon… he was born on June 22, 1961[3].

Education

Lance J. Dixon's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10]. His doctoral advisor was Jeffrey A. Harvey[11].

Career and Affiliations

Lance J. Dixon worked as a physicist[4]. Employers include Stanford University[7], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1885[26], headquartered in Stanford[27]; California Institute of Technology[8], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31]; and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[9], a research center[32], in United States[33], founded in 1962[34], headquartered in Menlo Park[35]. He supervised Jeffrey Pennington as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], a fellowship award[36] and Sakurai Prize[13], a science award[37], in United States[38].

Why It Matters

Lance J. Dixon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Lance J. Dixon born?

Lance J. Dixon was born in Pasadena[2].

What did Lance J. Dixon do for work?

Lance J. Dixon worked as physicist[4].

Where did Lance J. Dixon go to school?

Lance J. Dixon was educated at California Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Lance J. Dixon receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12] and Sakurai Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . purl.stanford.edu. purl.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . mathgenealogy.org. mathgenealogy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mathgenealogy.org. mathgenealogy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . mathgenealogy.org. mathgenealogy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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