Lay Nam Chang

American theoretical physicist
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Lay Nam Chang

Summary

Lay Nam Chang is a human[1]. He was born on June 1, 1943[2]. He died on December 8, 2020[3]. He worked as a nuclear physicist[4], physicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Lay Nam Chang was born on June 1, 1943[2].
  • Lay Nam Chang died on December 8, 2020[3].
  • Lay Nam Chang worked as a nuclear physicist[4].
  • Lay Nam Chang's professions included physicist[5].
  • Lay Nam Chang worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Lay Nam Chang was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Lay Nam Chang was employed by University of Chicago[8].
  • Among Lay Nam Chang's employers was University of Pennsylvania[9].
  • Lay Nam Chang was employed by Virginia Tech[10].
  • Lay Nam Chang's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Lay Nam Chang's doctoral advisor was Steven Weinberg[12].
  • Lay Nam Chang is recorded as male[13].
  • Lay Nam Chang's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • The cause of death was COVID-19[15].
  • Lay Nam Chang earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].
  • Lay Nam Chang's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].

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Origins and Family

Lay Nam Chang was born on June 1, 1943[2].

Education

Lay Nam Chang's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[11]. His doctoral advisor was Steven Weinberg[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nuclear physicist[4], physicist[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[18], in United States[19], founded in 1861[20], headquartered in Cambridge[21]; University of Chicago[8], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1890[24], headquartered in Chicago[25]; University of Pennsylvania[9], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1740[28], headquartered in Philadelphia[29]; and Virginia Tech[10], a university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1872[32].

Death and Burial

Lay Nam Chang died on December 8, 2020[3]. The cause of death was COVID-19[15].

FAQs

What did Lay Nam Chang do for work?

Lay Nam Chang worked as nuclear physicist[4], physicist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Lay Nam Chang go to school?

Lay Nam Chang was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . vtnews.vt.edu. vtnews.vt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . thekeyplay.com. Retrieved . thekeyplay.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . thekeyplay.com. Retrieved . thekeyplay.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Educated at University of California, Berkeley
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