Walter Munk

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

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:William_Bowie_Medal gptkb:Balzan_Prize gptkb:Crafoord_Prize gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz_Medal gptkb:Vetlesen_Prize gptkb:Roger_Revelle_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1917-10-19
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
gptkbp:deathDate	2019-02-08
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:La_Jolla,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Harald_Sverdrup
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography
gptkbp:field	geophysics oceanography
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Walter_Heinrich_Munk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Walter Munk
gptkbp:knownFor	acoustic tomography of the ocean work on ocean circulation work on ocean waves work on tides
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Judith_Horton_Munk gptkb:Mary_Coakley
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Scripps_Institution_of_Oceanography
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4