Gerald Pearson
Facts
19 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of death
- October 25, 1987
- Place of birth
- Salem
- Place of death
- Portola Valley
- Country of citizenship
- United States[9]
- Occupation
- physicist, university teacher, inventor
- Employer
- Stanford University[10]
- Educated at
- Stanford University, Willamette University[11][12]
- Award received
- John Price Wetherill Medal, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology, John Scott Award, Golden Plate Award[14][15][16][17][18][19]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Described by source
- Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
- Discoverer or inventor
- Bell Solar Battery[13]
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences[20]
- Oral history at
- American Institute of Physics
- BabelNet ID
- 15917650n
- Freebase ID
- /m/0br6x3p
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000013118070141
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 28762
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 51773
- National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
- gerald-l-pearson
- Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
- 10707
- Physics History Network ID
- 11509013
- Prabook ID
- 137810
Award received 5
Occupation 3
Educated at 2
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Member of 1
Nominated for 1
Oral history at 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Gerald Pearson's place of birth was Salem[1]. He was born on March 31, 1905[2]. He died in Portola Valley[3]. He died on October 25, 1987[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and inventor[7].
Body
Education
Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1885[26], headquartered in Stanford[27] and Willamette University[12], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1842[30], headquartered in Salem[31].
Recognition
Awards received include John Price Wetherill Medal[14], a science award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34]; National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], a hall of fame[35], in United States[36], founded in 1973[37], headquartered in North Canton[38]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], a fellowship award[39]; Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology[17], an award[40], founded in 1971[41]; John Scott Award[18], a science award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1816[44]; and Golden Plate Award[19], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1961[47].
FAQs
Where was Gerald Pearson born?
Born in Salem[1].
Where did Gerald Pearson die?
Gerald Pearson died in Portola Valley[3].
What did Gerald Pearson do for work?
Gerald Pearson worked as physicist[5], university teacher[6], and inventor[7].
Where did Gerald Pearson go to school?
Gerald Pearson was educated at Stanford University[11] and Willamette University[12].
What awards did Gerald Pearson receive?
Honors received include John Price Wetherill Medal[14], National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], and Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology[17].