R. W. Wilson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/R._W._Wilson
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Rice_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Comstock_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-01-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:cosmic_microwave_background_radiation
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:John_D._Kraus
gptkbp:doctoralStudent none notable
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:cosmic_microwave_background_radiation
radio astronomy
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gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Rhoads
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Interferometric_Observations_of_the_2.6_mm_Cosmic_Blackbody_Radiation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R. W. Wilson