Philip W. Anderson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana,_USA
gptkbp:born December 13, 1923
gptkbp:children gptkb:Philip_Anderson_Jr.
gptkb:David_Anderson
gptkb:Catherine_Anderson
gptkbp:contribution Anderson localization
the theory of high-temperature superconductors
the concept of quantum entanglement
the concept of emergent phenomena
the theory of spin glasses
gptkbp:died March 29, 2023
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics
Engineering
Materials Science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip W. Anderson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:quantum_theory
many-body physics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Philip_Morrison
gptkb:Robert_F._Christy
gptkb:John_H._Van_Vleck
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
gptkbp:known_for theoretical condensed matter physics
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:David_J._Thouless
gptkb:Robert_C._Richardson
gptkb:N._David_Mermin
gptkb:Steven_Weinberg
gptkbp:research_focus disordered systems
quantum phase transitions
superconductivity
magnetism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabel_Anderson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:White_Christmas
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