David James Thouless

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Cornell_University gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate	1934-09-21
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Bearsden,_Scotland
gptkbp:children	3
gptkbp:deathDate	2019-04-06
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_Birmingham gptkb:University_of_Cambridge gptkb:University_of_Washington gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:field	condensed matter physics
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Thouless_energy gptkb:Kosterlitz-Thouless_transition topological phases of matter
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	2016 theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_Thouless
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	David James Thouless