William Francis Gray Swann

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Francis_Gray_Swann
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gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Francis Gray Swann
gptkbp:knownFor leadership at Bartol Research Foundation
research on cosmic rays
work in theoretical physics
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkb:John_Hasbrouck_Van_Vleck
gptkb:Linus_Pauling
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Architecture_of_the_Universe
gptkbp:position Director of Bartol Research Foundation
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Dixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:E._O._Lawrence
gptkb:Ernest_Lawrence
gptkb:Ernest_O._Lawrence
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