Abraham Pais

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abraham_Pais

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historian gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Abraham_Pais_Prize_for_History_of_Physics gptkb:J._Robert_Oppenheimer_Memorial_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate	1918-05-19
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Joshua_Pais
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:collaboratedWith	gptkb:Albert_Einstein gptkb:Murray_Gell-Mann gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:contributedTo	development of particle physics history of quantum mechanics
gptkbp:deathDate	2000-07-28
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Copenhagen
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:George_Uhlenbeck
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:Rockefeller_University
gptkbp:field	gptkb:theoretical_physics history of science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Abraham Pais
gptkbp:knownFor	biographies of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr work on particle physics
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American Dutch
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:'Subtle_is_the_Lord...'_(biography_of_Einstein) 'Niels Bohr's Times'
gptkbp:religion	Jewish
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Adele_Pressman gptkb:Lila_Hersch
gptkbp:wrote	'A Tale of Two Continents' 'Inward Bound'
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:J._Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3