# John R. Winckler

> American experimental physicist notable for his discovery of sprites in 1989

**Wikidata**: [Q6254047](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6254047)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Winckler)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-r-winckler


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps
2. Guggenheim Fellows database
3. [Source](http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/arctowski-medal.html)
4. Journal officiel de la République française. 1971
5. [Source](https://www.agu.org/user-profile?cstkey=9d9c0560-0818-4744-a55f-c481acca1dd9)
6. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum