Alvin V. Tollestrup

Summary

Alvin V. Tollestrup is a human^[1]. Born in Los Angeles^[2], he… he was born on +1924-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Warrenville^[4]. He died on +2020-02-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Los Angeles^[2], Alvin V. Tollestrup…
• Alvin V. Tollestrup died in Warrenville^[4].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup was born on +1924-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup died on +2020-02-09T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup worked as a physicist^[6].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's field of work was synchrotron^[9].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's field of work was particle accelerator^[10].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's field of work was superconductivity^[11].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[12].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup was educated at University of Utah^[13].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's doctoral advisor was William Alfred Fowler^[14].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[15].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup received the Robert R. Wilson Prize^[17].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[18].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup is recorded as male^[19].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup supervised George Zweig as a doctoral student^[21].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's ISNI is recorded as 000000004307916X^[22].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21702527^[23].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's GND ID is recorded as 1204488355^[24].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90010509^[25].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-7069-232X^[26].
• Alvin V. Tollestrup's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 136438^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Alvin V. Tollestrup… he was born on +1924-03-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[12], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31] and University of Utah^[13], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1850^[34]. Alvin V. Tollestrup's doctoral advisor was William Alfred Fowler^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Alvin V. Tollestrup worked as a physicist^[6]. Fields of work include synchrotron^[9]; particle accelerator^[10], a nuclear technology^[35]; and superconductivity^[11], a macroscopic quantum phenomena^[36]. He supervised George Zweig as a doctoral student^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[15], a science award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1980^[39]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], a fellowship award^[40]; and Robert R. Wilson Prize^[17], a science award^[41], founded in 1986^[42].

Death and Burial

Alvin V. Tollestrup died on +2020-02-09T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Warrenville^[4].

Why It Matters

Alvin V. Tollestrup ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Alvin V. Tollestrup born?

Alvin V. Tollestrup's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].

Where did Alvin V. Tollestrup die?

Alvin V. Tollestrup passed away in Warrenville^[4].

What did Alvin V. Tollestrup do for work?

Alvin V. Tollestrup worked as physicist^[6].

Where did Alvin V. Tollestrup go to school?

Alvin V. Tollestrup was educated at California Institute of Technology^[12] and University of Utah^[13].

What awards did Alvin V. Tollestrup receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[15], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], and Robert R. Wilson Prize^[17].