Leo James Rainwater

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leo_James_Rainwater
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-12-09
gptkbp:deathDate 1986-05-31
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Alfred_Fowler
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:James_Rainwater
gptkb:Val_Fitch
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork nuclear physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leo James Rainwater
gptkbp:knownFor asymmetric shapes of atomic nuclei
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Council,_Idaho,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emma_Louise_Smith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Rainwater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5