Kenneth Watson

physicist (1921–2023)
Person human Q1738916
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Kenneth Watson

Summary

Kenneth Watson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Des Moines[2]. He was born on September 7, 1921[3]. He died on August 18, 2023[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and oceanographer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Des Moines[2], Kenneth Watson…
  • Kenneth Watson was born on September 7, 1921[3].
  • Kenneth Watson died on August 18, 2023[4].
  • Kenneth Watson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Kenneth Watson worked as a physicist[5].
  • Kenneth Watson's professions included nuclear physicist[6].
  • Kenneth Watson's professions included oceanographer[7].
  • Kenneth Watson's field of work was theoretical physics[10].
  • Among Kenneth Watson's employers was University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Kenneth Watson's education included a stint at Iowa State University[12].
  • Kenneth Watson was educated at University of Iowa[13].
  • Kenneth Watson's doctoral advisor was Josef-Maria Jauch[14].
  • Kenneth Watson was a member of National Academy of Sciences[15].
  • Kenneth Watson is recorded as male[16].
  • Kenneth Watson's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Kenneth Watson supervised J. D. Meiss as a doctoral student[18].
  • Kenneth Watson supervised Shang-keng Ma as a doctoral student[19].
  • Kenneth Watson supervised Harvey Gould as a doctoral student[20].
  • Kenneth Watson supervised Ernest M. Henley as a doctoral student[21].
  • Kenneth Watson's family name is recorded as Watson[22].
  • Kenneth Watson's given name is recorded as Kenneth[23].
  • Kenneth Watson's given name is recorded as Q19819759[24].
  • Kenneth Watson's described by source is recorded as Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[25].
  • Kenneth Watson's different from is recorded as Kenneth Watson[26].
  • Kenneth Watson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kenneth Watson was born in Des Moines[2]. He was born on September 7, 1921[3].

Education

Educated at Iowa State University[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1858[30], headquartered in Ames[31] and University of Iowa[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1847[34], headquartered in Iowa City[35]. Kenneth Watson's doctoral advisor was Josef-Maria Jauch[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and oceanographer[7]. Kenneth Watson's field of work was theoretical physics[10]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley[11]. Doctoral students include J. D. Meiss[18], a university teacher[36], b. 1953[37], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[38], specialised in applied mathematics[39]; Shang-keng Ma[19], a physicist[40], 1940–1983[41]; Harvey Gould[20], a physicist[42], b. 1938[43], of United States[44], awarded the Excellence in Physics Education Award[45]; and Ernest M. Henley[21], a physicist[46], 1924–2017[47], of United States[48], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[49].

Death and Burial

Kenneth Watson died on August 18, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Kenneth Watson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Watson born?

Kenneth Watson was born in Des Moines[2].

What did Kenneth Watson do for work?

Kenneth Watson worked as physicist[5], nuclear physicist[6], and oceanographer[7].

Where did Kenneth Watson go to school?

Kenneth Watson was educated at Iowa State University[12] and University of Iowa[13].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . Physicists: Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Place of birth Des Moines
    Library of congress authority id n83827928
    Google knowledge graph id /g/11hdqw88s1, /g/120j87fx
    Mathematics genealogy project id 57959
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