Bruce Peterson

cosmologist known for the Gunn-Peterson effect
Person human Q56071519
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Bruce Peterson

Summary

Bruce Peterson is a human[1]. He was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an astronomer[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Bruce Peterson was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Bruce Peterson's professions included astronomer[3].
  • Bruce Peterson's professions included researcher[4].
  • Among Bruce Peterson's employers was Australian National University[6].
  • Bruce Peterson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Bruce Peterson was educated at California Institute of Technology[8].
  • Bruce Peterson was a member of International Astronomical Union[9].
  • Bruce Peterson is recorded as male[10].
  • Bruce Peterson's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Bruce Peterson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2101164479547826210000[12].
  • Bruce Peterson's IdRef ID is recorded as 255954212[13].
  • Bruce Peterson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3404-0871[14].
  • Bruce Peterson's family name is recorded as Peterson[15].
  • Bruce Peterson's given name is recorded as Bruce[16].
  • Bruce Peterson's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as B.A.Peterson.1[17].
  • Bruce Peterson's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 012331602121.20[18].
  • Bruce Peterson's AstroGen ID is recorded as 3573[19].
  • Bruce Peterson's IAU member ID is recorded as 2192[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Bruce Peterson was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1861[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24] and California Institute of Technology[8], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1891[27], headquartered in California[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[3] and researcher[4]. Bruce Peterson was employed by Australian National University[6].

Why It Matters

Bruce Peterson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Bruce Peterson do for work?

Bruce Peterson worked as astronomer[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Bruce Peterson go to school?

Bruce Peterson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7] and California Institute of Technology[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . mso.anu.edu.au. mso.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . mso.anu.edu.au. mso.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . thesis.library.caltech.edu. Retrieved . thesis.library.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . catalogue.nla.gov.au. catalogue.nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . catalogue.nla.gov.au. catalogue.nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . catalogue.nla.gov.au. catalogue.nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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