David P. Anderson

American research scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory
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David P. Anderson

Summary

David P. Anderson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oakland[2]. He was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David P. Anderson was born in Oakland[2].
  • David P. Anderson was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David P. Anderson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David P. Anderson worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among David P. Anderson's employers was University of California, Berkeley[7].
  • David P. Anderson was employed by University of Houston[8].
  • Among David P. Anderson's employers was Chalmers University of Technology[9].
  • David P. Anderson was educated at Wesleyan University[10].
  • David P. Anderson's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].
  • David P. Anderson's doctoral advisor was Lawrence Landweber[12].
  • A notable work attributed to David P. Anderson is Q209563[13].
  • A notable work attributed to David P. Anderson is SETI@home[14].
  • David P. Anderson received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].
  • David P. Anderson's image is recorded as David P. Anderson head shot.jpg[16].
  • David P. Anderson is recorded as male[17].
  • David P. Anderson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David P. Anderson supervised Ramesh Govindan as a doctoral student[19].
  • David P. Anderson supervised Shin-Yuan Tzou as a doctoral student[20].
  • David P. Anderson's Commons category is recorded as David P. Anderson[21].
  • David P. Anderson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-2665-1453[22].
  • David P. Anderson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 46707[23].
  • David P. Anderson's residence is recorded as Berkeley[24].
  • David P. Anderson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07lb96[25].
  • David P. Anderson's family name is recorded as Anderson[26].
  • David P. Anderson's given name is recorded as David[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Oakland[2], David P. Anderson… he was born on +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1831[30] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1848[33]. David P. Anderson's doctoral advisor was Lawrence Landweber[12].

Career and Affiliations

David P. Anderson worked as a computer scientist[4]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[7], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1868[36], headquartered in Berkeley[37]; University of Houston[8], a public university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1927[40]; and Chalmers University of Technology[9], a university[41], in Sweden[42], founded in 1829[43], headquartered in Gothenburg[44]. Doctoral students include Ramesh Govindan[19], a computer scientist[45], b. 1953[46], of United States[47], awarded the ACM Fellow[48] and Shin-Yuan Tzou[20], a computer scientist[49].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q209563[13], a middleware[50], founded in 2002[51] and SETI@home[14], a volunteer computing[52], founded in 1999[53].

Recognition

David P. Anderson received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].

Why It Matters

David P. Anderson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ramesh Govindan[55], a computer scientist[56], b. 1953[57], of United States[58], awarded the ACM Fellow[59] and Shin-Yuan Tzou[60], a computer scientist[61].

FAQs

Where was David P. Anderson born?

Born in Oakland[2], David P. Anderson…

What did David P. Anderson do for work?

David P. Anderson worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did David P. Anderson go to school?

David P. Anderson was educated at Wesleyan University[10] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].

What awards did David P. Anderson receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[15].

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  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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