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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:physicist
author
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Oliver_E._Buckley_Condensed_Matter_Prize
gptkb:American_Physical_Society_fellow
American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellow
National Academy of Sciences member
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1935-03-30
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut,_USA
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Edoardo_Amaldi
gptkb:Norman_Foster_Ramsey_Jr.
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gptkbp:field
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condensed matter physics
foundations of quantum mechanics
physics
quantum mechanics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Nathaniel_David_Mermin
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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N. David Mermin
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gptkbp:knownFor
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popular science writing
interpretations of quantum mechanics
Mermin's quote: 'Shut up and calculate!'
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Boojums_All_the_Way_Through
gptkb:Mermin–Peres_magic_square
gptkb:Mermin–Wagner_theorem
gptkb:Quantum_Computer_Science:_An_Introduction
gptkb:Solid_State_Physics_(with_Neil_Ashcroft)
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gptkbp:retired
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yes
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Dorothy_Mermin
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gptkbp:workInstitution
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gptkb:Cornell_University
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_Anderson
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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