Owen Chamberlain
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32 properties- Instance of
- human
- 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]
- Occupation
- physicist, university teacher
- Award received
- Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Physics, Fellow of the American Physical Society[18][19][20]
- Father
- William Edward Chamberlain[8]
- Doctoral advisor
- Enrico Fermi[17]
- Doctoral student
- David D. Clark[26]
- Cause of death
- Parkinson's disease[27]
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy[28]
- 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]
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- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Manner of death
- natural causes[32]
- Medical condition
- Parkinson's disease[31]
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society[21][22][23][24]
- Name in native language
- Owen Chamberlain[39]
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project[36]
- Place of burial
- Mountain View Cemetery[7]
- ISNI
- 0000000374531667
- VIAF cluster ID
- 32202726
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n85360408
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- 1138815896
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- 102426
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
- owen-chamberlain
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- owen-chamberlain
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- 0225f2
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- 90276734
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- 14064976n
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- chamberlain-owen
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216732952704
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- biography/Owen-Chamberlain
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- 183211
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- 185156720
- Freebase ID
- /m/0225f2
- GTAA ID
- 88992
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- I00641649
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- 6000000029961984466
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- owen-chamberlain
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0017307
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Owen_Chamberlain
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
- 4681769
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- chemberlen-ouen-a9d504
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- owen-chamberlain
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- 11412
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- 156238
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000009168
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA01609722
- NE.se ID
- owen-chamberlain
- 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
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- A003093320
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- w64j0jwv
- Scopus author ID
- 22974641600
- Treccani ID
- owen-chamberlain
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10568175
- WikiTree person ID
- Chamberlain-5754
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJmdyMxhbR4JVdj7Fb7rbd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/455aed0f-5fa7-4c90-affb-21815e253cc2
- ZbMATH author ID
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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].