Stirling Colgate

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-11-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:Peter_Colgate
gptkb:Stephen_Colgate
gptkb:Susan_Colgate
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-12-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:education gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:Los_Alamos_Ranch_School
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:New_Mexico_Institute_of_Mining_and_Technology
gptkbp:field astrophysics
cosmic ray physics
energy research
fluid dynamics
nuclear physics
physics
plasma physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stirling Colgate
gptkbp:influenced astrophysics research
supernova modeling
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:Hans_Bethe
gptkbp:knownFor nuclear physics
supernova research
work at Los Alamos National Laboratory
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Woody_Sullivan
gptkbp:notableWork research on cosmic rays
theory of supernova explosions
work on nuclear weapons development
gptkbp:position President of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
gptkbp:publishedIn Colgate, S. A. (1966). Early Supernova Luminosity. Astrophysical Journal.
Colgate, S. A., & White, R. H. (1966). The Hydrodynamic Behavior of Supernovae Explosions. Astrophysical Journal.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico
gptkb:Socorro,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Linda_Colgate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santa_Fe_Institute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5