George Uhlenbeck
American physicist (1900–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Eugene Uhlenbeck (December 6, 1900 – October 31, 1988) was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist.[1]
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George Uhlenbeck | |
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Born | George Eugene Uhlenbeck (1900-12-06)December 6, 1900 |
Died | October 31, 1988(1988-10-31) (aged 87) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Leiden |
Known for | Electron spin Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process Quantum Boltzmann equation |
Children | Olke C. Uhlenbeck |
Awards | Oersted Medal (1955) Max Planck medal (1964) Lorentz Medal (1970) National Medal of Science (1977) Wolf Prize in Physics (1979) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Columbia University MIT University of Michigan Rockefeller Institute Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Ehrenfest |
Doctoral students | Max Dresden George W. Ford Emil Konopinski Edwin Albrecht Uehling Seth Putterman |
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