David R. Nygren

Summary

David R. Nygren is a human^[1]. He was born on +1938-12-30T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a physicist^[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• David R. Nygren was born on +1938-12-30T00:00:00Z^[2].
• David R. Nygren held citizenship in United States^[5].
• David R. Nygren's professions included physicist^[3].
• David R. Nygren was employed by University of Texas at Arlington^[6].
• David R. Nygren was employed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[7].
• David R. Nygren was employed by Columbia University^[8].
• David R. Nygren's education included a stint at Whitman College^[9].
• David R. Nygren received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[10].
• David R. Nygren received the Panofsky Prize^[11].
• David R. Nygren received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award^[12].
• David R. Nygren was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[13].
• David R. Nygren's image is recorded as Nygren D by Jerry Przybylski.jpg^[14].
• David R. Nygren is recorded as male^[15].
• David R. Nygren's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• David R. Nygren supervised Marjorie D. Shapiro as a doctoral student^[17].
• David R. Nygren's Commons category is recorded as David R. Nygren^[18].
• David R. Nygren's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 249041^[19].
• David R. Nygren's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r_jt3^[20].
• David R. Nygren's family name is recorded as Nygren^[21].
• David R. Nygren's given name is recorded as David^[22].
• David R. Nygren's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as D.R.Nygren.1^[23].
• David R. Nygren's Prabook ID is recorded as 2539952^[24].
• David R. Nygren's Physics History Network ID is recorded as 11607025^[25].

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Origins and Family

David R. Nygren was born on +1938-12-30T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

David R. Nygren was educated at Whitman College^[9].

Career and Affiliations

David R. Nygren's professions included physicist^[3]. Employers include University of Texas at Arlington^[6], a public research university^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1895^[28], headquartered in Arlington^[29]; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory^[7], a laboratory^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1931^[32], headquartered in Berkeley^[33]; and Columbia University^[8], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1754^[36], headquartered in Manhattan^[37]. He supervised Marjorie D. Shapiro as a doctoral student^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[10], a fellowship award^[38]; Panofsky Prize^[11], an award^[39], founded in 1988^[40]; and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award^[12], an award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1960^[43].

Why It Matters

David R. Nygren ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4]

He is credited with the discovery of Time projection chamber^[44].

FAQs

What did David R. Nygren do for work?

David R. Nygren worked as physicist^[3].

Where did David R. Nygren go to school?

David R. Nygren was educated at Whitman College^[9].

What awards did David R. Nygren receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[10], Panofsky Prize^[11], and Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award^[12].

What did David R. Nygren discover?

David R. Nygren is credited as discoverer of Time projection chamber^[44].