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Walter Munk
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Walter_Munk
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
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
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