Robert J. Van de Graaff
American physicist (1901–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van de Graaff, not Graaff.
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (December 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967) was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. He spent most of his career in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1]
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Born | Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (1901-12-20)December 20, 1901 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | January 16, 1967(1967-01-16) (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Alabama (B.S.; M.S.) La Sorbonne University of Oxford (B.S.; D.Phil.) |
Known for | Van de Graaff generator |
Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1936) Duddell Medal and Prize (1947) Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1966) |
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Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | John Sealy Townsend |
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