John Call Cook

geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar (1918-2012)
Person human Q16019342
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John Call Cook

Summary

John Call Cook is a human[1]. His place of birth was Afton[2]. He was born on +1918-04-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Highland[4]. He died on +2012-10-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an academic[6], physicist[7], and geophysicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Call Cook was born in Afton[2].
  • John Call Cook passed away in Highland[4].
  • John Call Cook was born on +1918-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Call Cook died on +2012-10-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Call Cook held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Call Cook's professions included academic[6].
  • John Call Cook's professions included physicist[7].
  • John Call Cook's professions included geophysicist[8].
  • John Call Cook's field of work was geophysics[11].
  • John Call Cook was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • John Call Cook was educated at Pennsylvania State University[13].
  • John Call Cook's education included a stint at University of Utah[14].
  • A notable work attributed to John Call Cook is ground-penetrating radar[15].
  • John Call Cook was influenced by Carl Sagan[16].
  • John Call Cook's image is recorded as 1988-John Call Cook.jpg[17].
  • John Call Cook's image is recorded as 1971-12-John Call Cook.jpg[18].
  • John Call Cook is recorded as male[19].
  • John Call Cook's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • John Call Cook's signature is recorded as John Call Cook-sig.png[21].
  • John Call Cook's Commons category is recorded as John Call Cook (physicist)[22].
  • John Call Cook's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0s8y994[23].
  • John Call Cook's given name is recorded as John[24].

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Origins and Family

John Call Cook was born in Afton[2]. He was born on +1918-04-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pennsylvania State University[13], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1855[27], headquartered in Penn State University Park[28] and University of Utah[14], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[6], physicist[7], and geophysicist[8]. John Call Cook's field of work was geophysics[11]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John Call Cook is ground-penetrating radar[15].

Death and Burial

John Call Cook died on +2012-10-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Highland[4].

Why It Matters

John Call Cook ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Call Cook born?

Born in Afton[2], John Call Cook…

Where did John Call Cook die?

John Call Cook died in Highland[4].

What did John Call Cook do for work?

John Call Cook worked as academic[6], physicist[7], and geophysicist[8].

Where did John Call Cook go to school?

John Call Cook was educated at Pennsylvania State University[13] and University of Utah[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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