Isidor Isaac Rabi

Summary

Isidor Isaac Rabi is a human^[1]. Born in Rymanów^[2], he… he was born on July 29, 1898^[3]. He died in Manhattan^[4]. He died on January 11, 1988^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and theoretical physicist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month, #7,015 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Isidor Isaac Rabi's place of birth was Rymanów^[2].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi died in Manhattan^[4].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi was born on July 29, 1898^[3].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi died on January 11, 1988^[5].
• Burial took place at Riverside Cemetery^[11].
• Among Isidor Isaac Rabi's spouses was Helen Newmark^[12].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi held citizenship in Cisleithania^[14].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi worked as a physicist^[6].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi's professions included nuclear physicist^[7].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi worked as a theoretical physicist^[9].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi's field of work was atomic physics^[15].
• Among Isidor Isaac Rabi's employers was Columbia University^[16].
• Among Isidor Isaac Rabi's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi's education included a stint at Columbia University^[18].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi was educated at Cornell University^[19].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi was educated at John Jay Educational Campus^[20].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi's doctoral advisor was Albert Potter Wills^[21].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Atoms for Peace Award^[22].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal^[23].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Nobel Prize in Physics^[24].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Elliott Cresson Medal^[25].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[26].
• Isidor Isaac Rabi received the Oersted Medal^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1898-07-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988-01-11^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: b66b8b28-b7a8-4722-b819-05706df47275^[32]

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Origins and Family

Isidor Isaac Rabi's place of birth was Rymanów^[2]. He was born on July 29, 1898^[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University^[18], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1754^[35], headquartered in Manhattan^[36]; Cornell University^[19], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1865^[39], headquartered in Ithaca^[40]; and John Jay Educational Campus^[20], a school^[41], in United States^[42], headquartered in Brooklyn^[43]. Isidor Isaac Rabi's doctoral advisor was Albert Potter Wills^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and theoretical physicist^[9]. Isidor Isaac Rabi's field of work was atomic physics^[15]. Employers include Columbia University^[16], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1754^[46], headquartered in Manhattan^[47] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1861^[50], headquartered in Cambridge^[51]. Doctoral students include Norman Foster Ramsey^[52], Julian Schwinger^[53], Martin Lewis Perl^[54], Harold Brown^[55], Gabriel Weinreich^[56], and Donald Ross Hamilton^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Atoms for Peace Award^[22], a peace award^[58], founded in 1955^[59]; Niels Bohr International Gold Medal^[23], a science award^[60], in Denmark^[61]; Nobel Prize in Physics^[24], a physics award^[62], in Sweden^[63], founded in 1901^[64]; Elliott Cresson Medal^[25], an award^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1875^[67]; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear^[26]; and Oersted Medal^[27], a science award^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1936^[70].

Personal Life

Among Isidor Isaac Rabi's spouses was Helen Newmark^[12]. His religion is recorded as Judaism^[71].

Death and Burial

Isidor Isaac Rabi died on January 11, 1988^[5]. He passed away in Manhattan^[4]. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Isidor Isaac Rabi include I. I. Rabi Prize^[72] and I. I. Rabi Award^[73].

Why It Matters

Isidor Isaac Rabi ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (578 views/month, #7,015 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for him include I. I. Rabi Prize^[72] and I. I. Rabi Award^[73].

His notable doctoral advisees include Julian Schwinger^[76], a university teacher^[77], 1918–1994^[78], of United States^[79], awarded the Albert Einstein Award^[80], specialised in quantum electrodynamics^[81]; Peter Buck^[82], a businessperson^[83], 1930–2021^[84], of United States^[85]; Harold Brown^[86], a physicist^[87], 1927–2019^[88], of United States^[89], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom^[90], specialised in atomic physics^[91]; Martin Lewis Perl^[92], a physicist^[93], 1927–2014^[94], of United States^[95], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[96], specialised in physics^[97]; Norman Foster Ramsey^[98], a physicist^[99], 1915–2011^[100], of United States^[101], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[102], specialised in nuclear physics^[103]; and William Nierenberg^[104], a physicist^[105], 1919–2000^[106], of United States^[107], awarded the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[108].

FAQs

Where was Isidor Isaac Rabi born?

Born in Rymanów^[2], Isidor Isaac Rabi…

Where did Isidor Isaac Rabi die?

Isidor Isaac Rabi died in Manhattan^[4].

Who was Isidor Isaac Rabi married to?

Isidor Isaac Rabi's spouses include Helen Newmark^[12].

What did Isidor Isaac Rabi do for work?

Isidor Isaac Rabi worked as physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and theoretical physicist^[9].

Where did Isidor Isaac Rabi go to school?

Isidor Isaac Rabi was educated at Columbia University^[18], Cornell University^[19], and John Jay Educational Campus^[20].

What awards did Isidor Isaac Rabi receive?

Honors received include Atoms for Peace Award^[22], Niels Bohr International Gold Medal^[23], Nobel Prize in Physics^[24], and Elliott Cresson Medal^[25].