James Edward Young

American physicist
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James Edward Young

Summary

James Edward Young is a human[1]. Born in Wheeling[2], he… he was born on +1926-01-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Edward Young was born in Wheeling[2].
  • James Edward Young was born on +1926-01-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Edward Young held citizenship in United States[6].
  • James Edward Young worked as a physicist[4].
  • Among James Edward Young's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Among James Edward Young's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory[8].
  • James Edward Young's education included a stint at Howard University[9].
  • James Edward Young's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • James Edward Young's education included a stint at Lincoln High School[11].
  • James Edward Young's doctoral advisor was Philip M. Morse[12].
  • James Edward Young was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma[13].
  • James Edward Young was a member of Beta Kappa Chi[14].
  • James Edward Young was a member of Sigma Xi[15].
  • James Edward Young is recorded as male[16].
  • James Edward Young's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • James Edward Young supervised Sylvester James Gates as a doctoral student[18].
  • James Edward Young supervised Shirley Ann Jackson as a doctoral student[19].
  • James Edward Young earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].
  • James Edward Young's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 52182[21].
  • James Edward Young's family name is recorded as Young[22].
  • James Edward Young's given name is recorded as James[23].
  • James Edward Young's zbMATH author ID is recorded as young.james-e[24].
  • James Edward Young's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bzsmfjqw[25].
  • James Edward Young's MR Author ID is recorded as 569125[26].
  • James Edward Young's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Edward Young was born in Wheeling[2]. He was born on +1926-01-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Howard University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and Lincoln High School[11], a high school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1978[38]. James Edward Young's doctoral advisor was Philip M. Morse[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].

Career and Affiliations

James Edward Young worked as a physicist[4]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1861[41], headquartered in Cambridge[42] and Los Alamos National Laboratory[8], an United States national laboratory[43], in United States[44], founded in 1943[45], headquartered in Los Alamos[46]. Doctoral students include Sylvester James Gates[18], a physicist[47], b. 1950[48], of United States[49], awarded the National Medal of Science[50] and Shirley Ann Jackson[19], a physicist[51], b. 1946[52], of United States[53], awarded the National Women's Hall of Fame[54], specialised in condensed matter physics[55].

Why It Matters

James Edward Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was James Edward Young born?

Born in Wheeling[2], James Edward Young…

What did James Edward Young do for work?

James Edward Young worked as physicist[4].

Where did James Edward Young go to school?

James Edward Young was educated at Howard University[9], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], and Lincoln High School[11].

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  1. [2] . mitblackhistory.blogspot.fr. mitblackhistory.blogspot.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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