Brandon Carter

Summary

Brandon Carter is a human^[1]. Born in England^[2], he… he was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and astrophysicist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Brandon Carter was born in England^[2].
• Brandon Carter was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Brandon Carter was married to Lucette Défrisé^[7].
• Brandon Carter held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Brandon Carter worked as a physicist^[4].
• Brandon Carter worked as an astrophysicist^[5].
• Brandon Carter's field of work was general relativity^[9].
• Among Brandon Carter's employers was Paris Observatory, PSL University^[10].
• Brandon Carter was educated at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Brandon Carter's doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama^[12].
• Brandon Carter received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].
• Brandon Carter was a member of Royal Society^[14].
• Brandon Carter's image is recorded as BrandonCarter.jpg^[15].
• Brandon Carter is recorded as male^[16].
• Brandon Carter's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Brandon Carter supervised Jean-Pierre Luminet as a doctoral student^[18].
• Brandon Carter supervised Antoine Folacci as a doctoral student^[19].
• Brandon Carter supervised Reinhard Prix as a doctoral student^[20].
• Brandon Carter supervised Douglas N. C. Lin as a doctoral student^[21].
• Brandon Carter supervised Denis Bernard as a doctoral student^[22].
• Brandon Carter supervised Patrick Peter as a doctoral student^[23].
• Brandon Carter supervised Denis Priou as a doctoral student^[24].
• Brandon Carter supervised Nicolas Chamel as a doctoral student^[25].
• Brandon Carter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116415540^[26].
• Brandon Carter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51750428^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in England^[2], Brandon Carter… he was born on +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Brandon Carter was educated at University of Cambridge^[11]. His doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama^[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and astrophysicist^[5]. Brandon Carter's field of work was general relativity^[9]. Among his employers was Paris Observatory, PSL University^[10]. Doctoral students include Jean-Pierre Luminet^[18], a writer^[29], b. 1951^[30], of France^[31], awarded the Officer of Arts and Letters^[32], specialised in cosmology^[33]; Antoine Folacci^[19], a researcher^[34], b. 1960^[35], of France^[36]; Reinhard Prix^[20], a researcher^[37]; Douglas N. C. Lin^[21], an astronomer^[38], b. 1949^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[41], specialised in astronomy^[42]; Denis Bernard^[22], a physicist^[43], b. 1961^[44], of France^[45], awarded the CNRS silver medal^[46], specialised in mathematics^[47]; and Patrick Peter^[23], an astrophysicist^[48], b. 1966^[49], of France^[50].

Recognition

Brandon Carter received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].

Personal Life

Among Brandon Carter's spouses was Lucette Défrisé^[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Brandon Carter include Penrose diagram^[51], a diagram^[52].

Why It Matters

Brandon Carter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He is credited with the discovery of anthropic principle^[55], a principle^[56]. Entities named for him include Penrose diagram^[51], a diagram^[52].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jean-Pierre Luminet^[57], a writer^[58], b. 1951^[59], of France^[60], awarded the Officer of Arts and Letters^[61], specialised in cosmology^[62].

FAQs

Where was Brandon Carter born?

Brandon Carter was born in England^[2].

Who was Brandon Carter married to?

Brandon Carter's spouses include Lucette Défrisé^[7].

What did Brandon Carter do for work?

Brandon Carter worked as physicist^[4] and astrophysicist^[5].

Where did Brandon Carter go to school?

Brandon Carter was educated at University of Cambridge^[11].

What awards did Brandon Carter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[13].

What did Brandon Carter discover?

Brandon Carter is credited as discoverer of anthropic principle^[55].