Born | February 5, 1915, New York City |
Died | November 17, 1990, Stanford, California |
Nationality | United States |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | City College of New York (BS), Princeton University (MS, PhD) |
Doctoral students | Carol Jo Crannell |
Known for | Electron scattering, Atomic nuclei, Sodium iodide scintillator |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1961), National Medal of Science (1986), Dirac Medal (1987) |
Spouse | Nancy (Givan) Hofstadter (1920–2007) (3 children including Douglas Hofstadter) |
About Robert Hofstadter
Physicist Robert Hofstadter was born in New York, United States on February 5, 1915. He dies at the age of 75, on November 17, 1990.
Nobel Laureate in physics who made significant contributions to the study of nucleons and electron scattering in atomic nuclei. From 1950 through 1985, he made a career as a professor at Stanford University.
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Robert Hofstadter before becoming famous
Robert Hofstadter was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1915 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).
He was able to attend graduate school at Princeton University thanks to a scholarship from the General Electric Company.
Achievement of Robert Hofstadter
In 1961, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for coining the term fermi (unit).
Robert Hofstadter's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
With his wife Nancy, he had three children.
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On The Big Bang Theory, TV Actor Johnny Galecki's character is named after him.
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