David T. Lee

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_Serber
gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:Florida_State_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
Ph.D._in_Physics
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Oppenheimer_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-10-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shanghai,_China
gptkb:Wheeling,_West_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Robert_C._Richardson
gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkb:Douglas_D._Osheroff
Various physicists in low temperature research
gptkbp:contributedTo Understanding of quantum fluids
Advancements in cryogenics
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-07-08
2023-07-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkb:Ithaca,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:field Condensed matter physics
Physics
Condensed_Matter_Physics
gptkbp:firstAscent gptkb:Robert_C._Richardson
gptkb:Douglas_D._Osheroff
gptkbp:hasOccupation Physicist
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Illinois
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Pittsburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David T. Lee
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:Quantum_Computing
Condensed_Matter_Physics_Community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkbp:influences gptkb:David_Pines
gptkb:Julian_Schwinger
gptkb:Robert_F._Christy
gptkb:Max_Planck
gptkb:Wolfgang_Pauli
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Robert_Serber
gptkb:Steven_Weinberg
gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkb:Philip_Anderson
gptkb:John_Bardeen
gptkb:Leon_Cooper
Erwin Schrödinger
Niels Bohr
gptkbp:involvedIn Public outreach in science
Teaching and mentoring physicists
Scientific conferences and symposiums
gptkbp:knownFor Nuclear physics
Physics
Superfluidity
Experimental physics
Research in physics
Liquid helium research
Quantum_mechanics
Low_Temperature_Physics
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future physicists
Pioneering work in superfluidity
Contributions to understanding of quantum phenomena
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature Research on quantum phase transitions
Discovery_of_superfluid_helium-3
gptkbp:notableWork Superfluidity of Helium-3
gptkbp:previousName David_W._Lee
David_C._Lee
gptkbp:publishes Superfluidity of Helium-3
Experimental_Studies_of_Superfluidity
gptkbp:researchFocus gptkb:Quantum_Liquids
Superfluidity
gptkbp:spouse Martha_Lee