Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
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gptkbp:birth_date |
1944-07-27
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gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:contribution |
Studies of gamma-ray bursts
Modeling supernova light curves Understanding Type Ia supernovae |
gptkbp:field |
gptkb:observatory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. Craig Wheeler
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gptkbp:influenced |
Many astrophysicists
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
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gptkbp:known_for |
Supernova research
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gptkbp:notable_work |
The Physics of Supernovae
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gptkbp:publishes |
The Role of Supernovae in Galaxy Evolution
Supernova Remnants and Their Role in the Interstellar Medium Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis The Physics of Stellar Explosions The Supernova Explosion Mechanism |
gptkbp:research_focus |
Stellar explosions
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