C. E. Wynn-Williams

Welsh physicist (1903-1979)
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C. E. Wynn-Williams

Summary

C. E. Wynn-Williams is a human[1]. His place of birth was Swansea[2]. He was born on +1903-03-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Borth[4]. He died on +1979-08-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Swansea[2], C. E. Wynn-Williams…
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams passed away in Borth[4].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams was born on +1903-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams died on +1979-08-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of C. E. Wynn-Williams was Gareth Wynn-Williams[8].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams worked as a physicist[6].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's field of work was nuclear physics[11].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's field of work was computer science[12].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams was employed by Imperial College London[13].
  • Among C. E. Wynn-Williams's employers was Bletchley Park[14].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams was educated at Bangor University[15].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams was educated at Trinity College[16].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's education included a stint at Grove Park School, Wrexham[17].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's doctoral advisor was Ernest Rutherford[18].
  • A notable work attributed to C. E. Wynn-Williams is The Use of Thyratrons for High Speed Automatic Counting of Physical Phenomena[19].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams received the Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[20].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's image is recorded as C E Wynn Williams 1927.jpg[21].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams is recorded as male[22].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027w9z8[24].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's family name is recorded as Wynn-Williams[25].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's given name is recorded as Charles[26].
  • C. E. Wynn-Williams's given name is recorded as Eryl[27].

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Origins and Family

C. E. Wynn-Williams's place of birth was Swansea[2]. He was born on +1903-03-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Bangor University[15], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1884[30]; Trinity College[16], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1546[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; and Grove Park School, Wrexham[17]. C. E. Wynn-Williams's doctoral advisor was Ernest Rutherford[18].

Career and Affiliations

C. E. Wynn-Williams's professions included physicist[6]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[11], a branch of physics[35] and computer science[12], an academic discipline[36]. Employers include Imperial College London[13], a public research university[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1907[39], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[40] and Bletchley Park[14], a historic house museum[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1877[43].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to C. E. Wynn-Williams is The Use of Thyratrons for High Speed Automatic Counting of Physical Phenomena[19].

Recognition

C. E. Wynn-Williams received the Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[20].

Personal Life

A child of C. E. Wynn-Williams was Gareth Wynn-Williams[8].

Death and Burial

C. E. Wynn-Williams died on +1979-08-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Borth[4].

Why It Matters

C. E. Wynn-Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was C. E. Wynn-Williams born?

C. E. Wynn-Williams was born in Swansea[2].

Where did C. E. Wynn-Williams die?

C. E. Wynn-Williams passed away in Borth[4].

What did C. E. Wynn-Williams do for work?

C. E. Wynn-Williams worked as physicist[6].

Where did C. E. Wynn-Williams go to school?

C. E. Wynn-Williams was educated at Bangor University[15], Trinity College[16], and Grove Park School, Wrexham[17].

What awards did C. E. Wynn-Williams receive?

Honors received include Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize[20].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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