Ralph Alpher

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ralph_Alpher

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:George_Washington_University
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birthDate	1921-02-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Victor_S._Alpher
gptkbp:deathDate	2007-08-12
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Austin,_Texas
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:George_Gamow
gptkbp:field	gptkb:cosmology physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ralph Alpher
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Big_Bang_nucleosynthesis gptkb:Alpher–Bethe–Gamow_paper
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Louise_Alpher
gptkbp:thesisTitle	gptkb:The_Origin_and_Relative_Abundance_of_the_Chemical_Elements
gptkbp:thesisYear	1948
gptkbp:workInstitution	gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University gptkb:Naval_Ordnance_Laboratory gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:George_Gamow gptkb:Big_Bang_cosmology
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5