Val Fitch

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Val_Fitch
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:McGill_University
gptkb:Northwestern_University
gptkbp:award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:awardYear 1980
gptkbp:birthDate 1923-03-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Merriman,_Nebraska,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-02-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_Rainwater
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Steven_Weinberg
gptkb:Samuel_C._C._Ting
gptkbp:field physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Val_Logsdon_Fitch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Val Fitch
gptkbp:knownFor CP violation
kaon decay experiments
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:James_Cronin
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elaine_Fitch
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:The_Scattering_of_21_Mev_Neutrons_by_Lead_and_Carbon
gptkbp:thesisYear 1954
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Los_Alamos_Laboratory
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Serber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4