Gene Dresselhaus

American physicist (1929–2021); physicist at MIT Magnet Lab
Person human Q61940452

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
November 7, 1929, November 9, 1929, 1929[6][7]
Date of death
September 29, 2021
Place of birth
Panama Canal Zone
Place of death
California
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
physicist
Employer
Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory[13][14]
Doctoral advisor
Charles Kittel[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Family name
Dresselhaus[20]
Given name
Gene[21]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[23]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en G. Dresselhaus en Gene Dresselhaus en Gene Frederick Dresselhaus he ג'ין דרסלהוז
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
232841324
Library of Congress authority ID
n89656982
GND ID
13415603X
BIBSYS ID
90920184
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14462501v
CONOR.SI ID
128298339
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12123335
CiNii Research ID
1140282266745175936
DDB person (GND) ID
13415603X
Dimensions author ID
01106534704.27
Find a Grave memorial ID
261132739
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Google Scholar author ID
AASi-c4AAAAJ
IdRef ID
060375795
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09972136
NL CR AUT ID
ntk2011638836
NUKAT ID
n97015727
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423010105171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069329680
Open Library ID
OL3179308A
RERO ID (legacy)
A006266284
SHARE Catalogue author ID
47797
WikiTree person ID
Dresselhaus-49
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjCRb8mW3RDkXxHHK3RKd
ZbMATH author ID
dresselhaus.gene

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Summary

Gene Dresselhaus was born on November 7, 1929[1], in Panama Canal Zone[2]. He died on September 29, 2021[3], in California[4]. He worked as a physicist[5].

FAQs

Where was Gene Dresselhaus born?

Gene Dresselhaus was born in Panama Canal Zone[2].

Where did Gene Dresselhaus die?

Gene Dresselhaus died in California[4].

Who was Gene Dresselhaus married to?

Gene Dresselhaus's spouses include Mildred Dresselhaus[9].

What did Gene Dresselhaus do for work?

Gene Dresselhaus worked as a physicist[5].

Where did Gene Dresselhaus go to school?

Gene Dresselhaus was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].

What awards did Gene Dresselhaus receive?

Honors received include Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[18].

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  1. [2] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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