Dr. Robert Wilson

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:I.I._Rabi
gptkbp:advocatesFor Nuclear safety
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awardedBy Nobel_Prize_in_1970
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-03-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith International physicists
gptkbp:collaborations Enrico Fermi
gptkbp:communityPartnerships Government agencies
gptkbp:contributedTo Physics education
Particle accelerator technology
gptkbp:contribution Development of the cyclotron
gptkbp:deathDate 2000-01-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:field Physics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Particle physics
gptkbp:financialPerformance Pioneering work in particle physics.
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Doctor of Science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Robert Wilson
gptkbp:impact Scientific research funding
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern physics
gptkbp:innovation Quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:involvedIn Nuclear energy development
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:Wilson_cloud_chamber
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
Experimental physics
gptkbp:legacy Advancements in particle detection technology
gptkbp:members gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Leonard_Susskind
gptkbp:philosophy Scientific realism
gptkbp:profession Physicist
gptkbp:publications Scientific papers on particle physics
gptkbp:publicSpeaking Science communication
gptkbp:researchAreas Nuclear physics
gptkbp:researchContribution Nuclear reactor design
gptkbp:researchFocus High-energy physics
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Argonne_National_Laboratory
Empirical research
Experimental methods
gptkbp:scientificName Prominent physicist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Wilson