Tai Tsun Wu

American nuclear physicist (1933–2024)
Person human Q386671
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Tai Tsun Wu

Summary

Tai Tsun Wu is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shanghai[2]. He was born on December 1, 1933[3]. He died in Palo Alto[4]. He died on July 19, 2024[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tai Tsun Wu was born in Shanghai[2].
  • Tai Tsun Wu passed away in Palo Alto[4].
  • Tai Tsun Wu was born on December 1, 1933[3].
  • Tai Tsun Wu died on July 19, 2024[5].
  • Tai Tsun Wu held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Tai Tsun Wu's professions included physicist[6].
  • Tai Tsun Wu's professions included nuclear physicist[7].
  • Tai Tsun Wu worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Among Tai Tsun Wu's employers was Harvard University[11].
  • Tai Tsun Wu was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Tai Tsun Wu was educated at University of Minnesota[13].
  • Tai Tsun Wu was educated at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[14].
  • Tai Tsun Wu's doctoral advisor was Ronold W. P. King[15].
  • Tai Tsun Wu received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16].
  • Tai Tsun Wu received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Tai Tsun Wu was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Tai Tsun Wu is recorded as male[19].
  • Tai Tsun Wu's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised Barry M. McCoy as a doctoral student[21].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised Martin Roček as a doctoral student[22].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised D. Kent (David) Freeman as a doctoral student[23].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised Sandor Holly as a doctoral student[24].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised Stuart Allen Long as a doctoral student[25].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised Lee Jack Cooper as a doctoral student[26].
  • Tai Tsun Wu supervised David V. Giri as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Tai Tsun Wu was born in Shanghai[2]. He was born on December 1, 1933[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of Minnesota[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1851[34], headquartered in Minneapolis[35]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[14], an academic institution[36], in United States[37], founded in 1847[38]. Tai Tsun Wu's doctoral advisor was Ronold W. P. King[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and university teacher[8]. Tai Tsun Wu was employed by Harvard University[11]. Doctoral students include Barry M. McCoy[21], a physicist[39], b. 1940[40], of United States[41], awarded the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[42]; Martin Roček[22], a theoretical physicist[43], b. 1954[44], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[45], specialised in supersymmetry[46]; D. Kent (David) Freeman[23]; Sandor Holly[24]; Stuart Allen Long[25]; and Lee Jack Cooper[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1959[49] and Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[50], in United States[51], founded in 1925[52].

Death and Burial

Tai Tsun Wu died on July 19, 2024[5]. He passed away in Palo Alto[4].

Why It Matters

Tai Tsun Wu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include Barry M. McCoy[55], a physicist[56], b. 1940[57], of United States[58], awarded the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[59].

FAQs

Where was Tai Tsun Wu born?

Tai Tsun Wu was born in Shanghai[2].

Where did Tai Tsun Wu die?

Tai Tsun Wu passed away in Palo Alto[4].

What did Tai Tsun Wu do for work?

Tai Tsun Wu worked as physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Tai Tsun Wu go to school?

Tai Tsun Wu was educated at Harvard University[12], University of Minnesota[13], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[14].

What awards did Tai Tsun Wu receive?

Honors received include Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16] and Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

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  25. [5] ↑ . physics.harvard.edu. physics.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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