Charles Y. Prescott

American physicist
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Charles Y. Prescott

Summary

Charles Y. Prescott is a human[1]. Born in Ponca City[2], he… he was born on +1938-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[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

  • Born in Ponca City[2], Charles Y. Prescott…
  • Charles Y. Prescott was born on +1938-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Charles Y. Prescott held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's professions included physicist[4].
  • Among Charles Y. Prescott's employers was SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[7].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • Charles Y. Prescott was educated at Rice University[9].
  • Charles Y. Prescott received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[10].
  • Charles Y. Prescott received the Panofsky Prize[11].
  • Charles Y. Prescott was a member of National Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Charles Y. Prescott was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Charles Y. Prescott is recorded as male[14].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Charles Y. Prescott supervised Robert Johnson as a doctoral student[16].
  • Charles Y. Prescott supervised Robin Diane Erbacher as a doctoral student[17].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001072257[18].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's honorific prefix is recorded as emeritus[19].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's family name is recorded as Prescott[20].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's given name is recorded as Charles[21].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 300027[22].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122x__3t[23].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as C.Y.Prescott.1[24].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's Prabook ID is recorded as 3488526[25].
  • Charles Y. Prescott's Physics History Network ID is recorded as 11608019[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Charles Y. Prescott's place of birth was Ponca City[2]. He was born on +1938-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[8], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1885[29], headquartered in Stanford[30] and Rice University[9], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1891[33], headquartered in Houston[34].

Career and Affiliations

Charles Y. Prescott's professions included physicist[4]. He was employed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory[7]. Doctoral students include Robert Johnson[16], a physicist[35] and Robin Diane Erbacher[17], a physicist[36], of United States[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[10], a fellowship award[38] and Panofsky Prize[11], an award[39], founded in 1988[40].

Why It Matters

Charles Y. Prescott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Charles Y. Prescott born?

Charles Y. Prescott was born in Ponca City[2].

What did Charles Y. Prescott do for work?

Charles Y. Prescott worked as physicist[4].

Where did Charles Y. Prescott go to school?

Charles Y. Prescott was educated at Stanford University[8] and Rice University[9].

What awards did Charles Y. Prescott receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[10] and Panofsky Prize[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . physics.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved . physics.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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