Jerry Tersoff

American physicist
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Jerry Tersoff

Summary

Jerry Tersoff is a human[1]. Born in Washington, D.C.[2], he… he was born on +1945-06-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jerry Tersoff was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Jerry Tersoff was born on +1945-06-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jerry Tersoff held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Jerry Tersoff worked as a physicist[4].
  • Among Jerry Tersoff's employers was IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[7].
  • Among Jerry Tersoff's employers was Bell Labs[8].
  • Jerry Tersoff's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[10].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the Medard W. Welch Award[11].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[12].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the MRS Medal Award[13].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the Peter Mark Memorial Award[14].
  • Jerry Tersoff received the Von Hippel Award[15].
  • Jerry Tersoff is recorded as male[16].
  • Jerry Tersoff's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jerry Tersoff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55709643[18].
  • Jerry Tersoff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88192108[19].
  • Jerry Tersoff's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03619330[20].
  • Jerry Tersoff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04yc3rg[21].
  • Jerry Tersoff's given name is recorded as Jerry[22].
  • Jerry Tersoff's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as sv2zUxcAAAAJ[23].
  • Jerry Tersoff's Prabook ID is recorded as 2207890[24].
  • Jerry Tersoff's Physics History Network ID is recorded as 11508004[25].
  • Jerry Tersoff's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007440902905171[26].
  • Jerry Tersoff's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJbtkHghQvpCfcc3BMmDbd[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jerry Tersoff was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on +1945-06-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jerry Tersoff's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[9].

Career and Affiliations

Jerry Tersoff's professions included physicist[4]. Employers include IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[7], a research center[28], in United States[29] and Bell Labs[8], a privately held company[30], in United States[31], founded in 1925[32], headquartered in Murray Hill[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[10], a fellowship award[34]; Medard W. Welch Award[11], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1969[37]; Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[12], a science award[38], founded in 1965[39]; MRS Medal Award[13], a science award[40]; Peter Mark Memorial Award[14], an award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1979[43]; and Von Hippel Award[15], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1976[46].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was Jerry Tersoff born?

Jerry Tersoff's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Jerry Tersoff do for work?

Jerry Tersoff worked as physicist[4].

Where did Jerry Tersoff go to school?

Jerry Tersoff was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].

What awards did Jerry Tersoff receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[10], Medard W. Welch Award[11], Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics[12], and MRS Medal Award[13].

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  24. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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