David Thouless

GPTKB entity

Properties (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
2016
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-09-25
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:children two
gptkbp:contribution topological insulators
theory_of_quantum_Hall_effect
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-04-06
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Thouless
gptkbp:influenced many physicists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_H._Van_Vleck
gptkbp:knownFor topological phases of matter
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:publishedBy numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:researchFocus quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:servedIn professor emeritus
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Thouless