Joel Primack

Summary

Joel Primack is a human^[1]. Born in Santa Barbara^[2], he… he was born on +1945-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Santa Cruz^[4]. He died on +2025-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Joel Primack's place of birth was Santa Barbara^[2].
• Joel Primack passed away in Santa Cruz^[4].
• Joel Primack was born on +1945-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Joel Primack died on +2025-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Among Joel Primack's spouses was Nancy Ellen Abrams^[10].
• Joel Primack held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Joel Primack worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Joel Primack worked as an astrophysicist^[7].
• Joel Primack's professions included physicist^[8].
• Among Joel Primack's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[12].
• Joel Primack was educated at Stanford University^[13].
• Joel Primack was educated at Princeton University^[14].
• Joel Primack's doctoral advisor was Sidney Drell^[15].
• Joel Primack received the Leo Szilard Lectureship Award^[16].
• Joel Primack received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17].
• Joel Primack received the Lilienfeld Prize^[18].
• Joel Primack received the Joseph A. Burton Forum Award^[19].
• Joel Primack was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science^[20].
• Joel Primack was a member of International Society for Science and Religion^[21].
• Joel Primack is recorded as male^[22].
• Joel Primack's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Joel Primack supervised F. Alexander Bais as a doctoral student^[24].
• Joel Primack supervised Jeff Greensite as a doctoral student^[25].
• Joel Primack's ISNI is recorded as 0000000355791404^[26].
• Joel Primack's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 163951562^[27].

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Origins and Family

Joel Primack's place of birth was Santa Barbara^[2]. He was born on +1945-07-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and Princeton University^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1746^[34], headquartered in Princeton^[35]. Joel Primack's doctoral advisor was Sidney Drell^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and physicist^[8]. Among Joel Primack's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[12]. Doctoral students include F. Alexander Bais^[24], a physicist^[36], b. 1945^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38] and Jeff Greensite^[25], a physicist^[39], specialised in theoretical physics^[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Leo Szilard Lectureship Award^[16], a science award^[41], in United States^[42]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17], a fellowship award^[43]; Lilienfeld Prize^[18], an award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1989^[46]; and Joseph A. Burton Forum Award^[19], an award^[47], in United States^[48].

Personal Life

Joel Primack was married to Nancy Ellen Abrams^[10].

Death and Burial

Joel Primack died on +2025-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Santa Cruz^[4].

Why It Matters

Joel Primack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Joel Primack born?

Joel Primack was born in Santa Barbara^[2].

Where did Joel Primack die?

Joel Primack died in Santa Cruz^[4].

Who was Joel Primack married to?

Joel Primack's spouses include Nancy Ellen Abrams^[10].

What did Joel Primack do for work?

Joel Primack worked as astronomer^[6], astrophysicist^[7], and physicist^[8].

Where did Joel Primack go to school?

Joel Primack was educated at Stanford University^[13] and Princeton University^[14].

What awards did Joel Primack receive?

Honors received include Leo Szilard Lectureship Award^[16], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17], Lilienfeld Prize^[18], and Joseph A. Burton Forum Award^[19].