Maury Tigner

American physicist (born 1937)
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Summary

Maury Tigner is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on April 22, 1937[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2].
  • Maury Tigner was born in Middletown[6].
  • Maury Tigner was born on April 22, 1937[3].
  • Maury Tigner held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Maury Tigner's professions included physicist[4].
  • Maury Tigner worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Maury Tigner's field of work was accelerator physics[8].
  • Maury Tigner's field of work was particle physics[9].
  • Maury Tigner's field of work was particle accelerator[10].
  • Maury Tigner's field of work was superconductivity[11].
  • Maury Tigner was employed by Cornell University[12].
  • Maury Tigner received the Robert R. Wilson Prize[13].
  • Maury Tigner received the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award[14].
  • Maury Tigner received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[15].
  • Maury Tigner was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Maury Tigner was a member of National Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Maury Tigner is recorded as male[18].
  • Maury Tigner's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Maury Tigner's family name is recorded as Tigner[20].
  • Maury Tigner's given name is recorded as Maury[21].
  • Maury Tigner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Maury Tigner's name in native language is recorded as Maury Tigner[23].
  • Maury Tigner's oral history at is recorded as American Institute of Physics[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include New York City[2], a global city[25], in United States[26], founded in 1624[27] and Middletown[6], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1848[30]. Maury Tigner was born on April 22, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include accelerator physics[8], a branch of physics[31]; particle physics[9], a branch of physics[32]; particle accelerator[10], a nuclear technology[33]; and superconductivity[11], a macroscopic quantum phenomena[34]. Maury Tigner was employed by Cornell University[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Robert R. Wilson Prize[13], a science award[35], founded in 1986[36]; Leo Szilard Lectureship Award[14], a science award[37], in United States[38]; and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[15], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1960[41].

FAQs

Where was Maury Tigner born?

Maury Tigner was born in New York City[2].

What did Maury Tigner do for work?

Maury Tigner worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Maury Tigner receive?

Honors received include Robert R. Wilson Prize[13], Leo Szilard Lectureship Award[14], and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . history.aip.org. history.aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . science.osti.gov. science.osti.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . history.aip.org. history.aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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