Robert S. Shankland
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Robert Sherwood Shankland (January 11, 1908 – March 1, 1982) was an American physicist and historian.[1]
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Robert S. Shankland | |
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Born | Robert Sherwood Shankland (1908-01-11)January 11, 1908 Willoughby, Ohio, US |
Died | March 1, 1982(1982-03-01) (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio, US |
Alma mater | Case School for Applied Sciences University of Chicago |
Known for | Compton scattering History of modern physics |
Spouses | Hilda Catherine Kinneson
(m. 1929; died 1970)Eleanor Newlin (m. 1970) |
Children | 5 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur Compton |
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