Alex Zettl

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Alex Zettl

Summary

Alex Zettl is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Alex Zettl was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alex Zettl's professions included physicist[3].
  • Among Alex Zettl's employers was University of California, Berkeley[5].
  • Alex Zettl was educated at University of California, Berkeley[6].
  • Alex Zettl was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[7].
  • Alex Zettl's education included a stint at Sir Francis Drake High School[8].
  • Alex Zettl received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[9].
  • Alex Zettl received the James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials[10].
  • Alex Zettl received the Clarivate Citation Laureates[11].
  • Alex Zettl was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12].
  • Alex Zettl's image is recorded as Zettl crop.jpg[13].
  • Alex Zettl is recorded as male[14].
  • Alex Zettl's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alex Zettl's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110080030[16].
  • Alex Zettl's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 120063578[17].
  • Alex Zettl's GND ID is recorded as 17247647X[18].
  • Alex Zettl's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85808534[19].
  • Alex Zettl's IdRef ID is recorded as 129655406[20].
  • Alex Zettl's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-6330-136X[21].
  • Alex Zettl's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ct497[22].
  • Alex Zettl's family name is recorded as Zettl[23].
  • Alex Zettl's given name is recorded as Alex[24].
  • Alex Zettl's ResearcherID is recorded as O-4925-2016[25].
  • Alex Zettl's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7005556530[26].
  • Alex Zettl's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2008059887[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Zettl was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[6], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31]; University of California, Los Angeles[7], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35]; and Sir Francis Drake High School[8], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1951[38].

Career and Affiliations

Alex Zettl worked as a physicist[3]. Among his employers was University of California, Berkeley[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[9], an award[39]; James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials[10], an award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1997[42]; and Clarivate Citation Laureates[11], a science award[43], founded in 1989[44].

Why It Matters

Alex Zettl ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Alex Zettl do for work?

Alex Zettl worked as physicist[3].

Where did Alex Zettl go to school?

Alex Zettl was educated at University of California, Berkeley[6], University of California, Los Angeles[7], and Sir Francis Drake High School[8].

What awards did Alex Zettl receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[9], James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials[10], and Clarivate Citation Laureates[11].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . clarivate.com. Retrieved . clarivate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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