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William Francis Gray Swann
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https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Francis_Gray_Swann
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gptkb:academic
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:University_of_Sheffield
gptkbp:award
gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Oersted_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate
1884-08-29
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:England
gptkbp:deathDate
1962-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Swarthmore,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:employer
gptkb:Bartol_Research_Foundation
gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_for_Science
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:field
cosmic rays
electromagnetism
physics
quantum mechanics
relativity
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William Francis Gray Swann
gptkbp:knownFor
leadership at Bartol Research Foundation
research on cosmic rays
work in theoretical physics
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gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality
British
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gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
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gptkbp:notableWork
gptkb:The_Architecture_of_the_Universe
gptkbp:position
Director of Bartol Research Foundation
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gptkb:E._O._Lawrence
gptkb:Ernest_Lawrence
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