Frank J. Tipler

American physicist noted for his book The Physics of Immortality
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Frank J. Tipler

Summary

Frank J. Tipler is a human[1]. His place of birth was Andalusia[2]. He was born on February 1, 1947[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], theoretical physicist[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Frank J. Tipler's place of birth was Andalusia[2].
  • Frank J. Tipler was born on February 1, 1947[3].
  • Frank J. Tipler held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Frank J. Tipler's professions included physicist[4].
  • Frank J. Tipler's professions included non-fiction writer[5].
  • Frank J. Tipler worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Frank J. Tipler worked as a theoretical physicist[7].
  • Frank J. Tipler worked as a mathematician[8].
  • Frank J. Tipler worked as a cosmologist[11].
  • Among Frank J. Tipler's employers was Tulane University[12].
  • Frank J. Tipler's doctoral advisor was Dieter R. Brill[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Frank J. Tipler is The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Frank J. Tipler is The Anthropic Cosmological Principle[15].
  • Frank J. Tipler is recorded as male[16].
  • Frank J. Tipler's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Frank J. Tipler supervised Jules Gustave Mollere as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frank J. Tipler supervised Hapu Arachchige Ranjith Vasantha Wijesundera as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frank J. Tipler's Commons category is recorded as Frank J. Tipler[20].
  • Frank J. Tipler's given name is recorded as Frank[21].
  • Frank J. Tipler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Frank J. Tipler's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Frank Jennings Tipler III'}[23].
  • Frank J. Tipler's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1947-02-01[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 26307998-983c-46e4-86de-90e951045d1f[28]

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Origins and Family

Born in Andalusia[2], Frank J. Tipler… he was born on February 1, 1947[3].

Education

Frank J. Tipler's doctoral advisor was Dieter R. Brill[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], theoretical physicist[7], mathematician[8], and cosmologist[11]. Frank J. Tipler was employed by Tulane University[12]. Doctoral students include Jules Gustave Mollere[18], a physicist[29], 1955–2021[30] and Hapu Arachchige Ranjith Vasantha Wijesundera[19].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Physics of Immortality: Modern Cosmology, God and the Resurrection of the Dead[14] and The Anthropic Cosmological Principle[15]. Things named for Frank J. Tipler include Tipler cylinder[31], a hypothetical technology[32] and Hart–Tipler conjecture[33], a solution[34].

Why It Matters

Frank J. Tipler ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month, #7,175 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for him include Tipler cylinder[31], a hypothetical technology[32] and Hart–Tipler conjecture[33], a solution[34].

FAQs

Where was Frank J. Tipler born?

Frank J. Tipler's place of birth was Andalusia[2].

What did Frank J. Tipler do for work?

Frank J. Tipler worked as physicist[4], non-fiction writer[5], university teacher[6], theoretical physicist[7], and mathematician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . math.tulane.edu. math.tulane.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . philpapers.org. philpapers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . math.tulane.edu. math.tulane.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . penguinrandomhouse.com. penguinrandomhouse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . edge.org. edge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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