Barry Holstein

American physicist
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Barry Holstein

Summary

Barry Holstein is a human[1]. His place of birth was Youngstown[2]. He was born on November 19, 1943[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], nuclear physicist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Barry Holstein was born in Youngstown[2].
  • Barry Holstein was born on November 19, 1943[3].
  • Barry Holstein held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Barry Holstein's professions included physicist[4].
  • Barry Holstein worked as a nuclear physicist[5].
  • Barry Holstein worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Barry Holstein's field of work was nuclear physics[9].
  • Barry Holstein's field of work was particle physics[10].
  • Barry Holstein's field of work was cosmology[11].
  • Among Barry Holstein's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[12].
  • Barry Holstein was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[13].
  • Barry Holstein's doctoral advisor was Lincoln Wolfenstein[14].
  • Barry Holstein received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].
  • Barry Holstein received the Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics[16].
  • Barry Holstein is recorded as male[17].
  • Barry Holstein's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Barry Holstein supervised John Francis Donoghue as a doctoral student[19].
  • Barry Holstein's family name is recorded as Holstein[20].
  • Barry Holstein's given name is recorded as Barry[21].
  • Barry Holstein's given name is recorded as Ralph[22].
  • Barry Holstein's work location is recorded as Ohio[23].
  • Barry Holstein's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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Origins and Family

Barry Holstein was born in Youngstown[2]. He was born on November 19, 1943[3].

Education

Barry Holstein's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[13]. His doctoral advisor was Lincoln Wolfenstein[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], nuclear physicist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[9], a branch of physics[25]; particle physics[10], a branch of physics[26]; and cosmology[11], a branch of astronomy[27]. Among Barry Holstein's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[12]. He supervised John Francis Donoghue as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], a fellowship award[28] and Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics[16], a science award[29], in United States[30], founded in 2014[31].

Why It Matters

Barry Holstein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Barry Holstein born?

Born in Youngstown[2], Barry Holstein…

What did Barry Holstein do for work?

Barry Holstein worked as physicist[4], nuclear physicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Barry Holstein go to school?

Barry Holstein was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[13].

What awards did Barry Holstein receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[15] and Herman Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics[16].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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