Owen Chamberlain

American physicist
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Owen Chamberlain
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32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
July 10, 1920
Date of death
February 28, 2006
Place of birth
San Francisco
Place of death
Berkeley
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Field of work
physics[11]
Father
William Edward Chamberlain[8]
Doctoral advisor
Enrico Fermi[17]
Doctoral student
David D. Clark[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[33][34][35]
Erdős number
+5[40]
Family name
Chamberlain[29]
Given name
Owen[30]
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Interested in
physics[41]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death
natural causes[32]
Medical condition
Parkinson's disease[31]
Name in native language
Owen Chamberlain[39]
Participant in
Manhattan Project[36]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 56
VIAF cluster ID
32202726
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85360408
Academic Tree ID
102426
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
owen-chamberlain
Atomic Heritage Foundation ID
owen-chamberlain
Awards & Winners artist ID
0225f2
BIBSYS ID
90276734
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14064976n
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
chamberlain-owen
CiNii Research ID
1140845216732952704
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Owen-Chamberlain
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
owen-chamberlain
FAST ID
183211
Find a Grave memorial ID
185156720
Freebase ID
/m/0225f2
GTAA ID
88992
Genealogics.org person ID
I00641649
Geni profile ID
6000000029961984466
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0017307
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Owen_Chamberlain
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4681769
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
owen-chamberlain
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
11412
IdRef ID
153503807
J9U entity ID
987007342365505171
KBR person ID
14757753
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01358/eu_ch_0031/ch0031
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
156238
Munzinger person ID
00000009168
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01609722
NNDB people ID
819/000099522
National Academy of Sciences member ID
57024
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
292621663
Nobel Laureate API ID
73
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
10870
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3884622
Our Campaigns candidate ID
200754
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095601254
Physics History Network ID
11502025
Prabook ID
1300240
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
15004
RERO ID (legacy)
A003093320
SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
22974641600
Treccani ID
owen-chamberlain
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568175
WikiTree person ID
Chamberlain-5754
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdyMxhbR4JVdj7Fb7rbd
ZbMATH author ID
chamberlain.owen

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Field of work 1
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Summary

Owen Chamberlain was born on July 10, 1920[1], in San Francisco[2]. He died on February 28, 2006[3], in Berkeley[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

Owen Chamberlain is credited with the discovery of antiproton[42], a type of quantum particle[43].

FAQs

Where was Owen Chamberlain born?

Owen Chamberlain's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did Owen Chamberlain die?

Owen Chamberlain passed away in Berkeley[4].

Who were Owen Chamberlain's parents?

Owen Chamberlain's father was William Edward Chamberlain[8]. Owen Chamberlain's mother was Genevieve Lucinda Owen[9].

What did Owen Chamberlain do for work?

Owen Chamberlain worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Owen Chamberlain go to school?

Owen Chamberlain was educated at Dartmouth College[14], University of Chicago[15], and Germantown Friends School[16].

What awards did Owen Chamberlain receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], Nobel Prize in Physics[19], and Fellow of the American Physical Society[20].

What did Owen Chamberlain discover?

Owen Chamberlain is credited as discoverer of antiproton[42].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [1] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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