Norman Rostoker

Canadian physicist
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Norman Rostoker

Summary

Norman Rostoker is a human[1]. He was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on August 16, 1925[3]. He passed away in Irvine[4]. He died on December 25, 2014[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Toronto[2], Norman Rostoker…
  • Norman Rostoker passed away in Irvine[4].
  • Norman Rostoker was born on August 16, 1925[3].
  • Norman Rostoker died on December 25, 2014[5].
  • Norman Rostoker held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Norman Rostoker worked as a physicist[6].
  • Norman Rostoker worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Norman Rostoker was employed by Cornell University[10].
  • Norman Rostoker was employed by University of California, San Diego[11].
  • Norman Rostoker was employed by University of California, Irvine[12].
  • Norman Rostoker was employed by TAE Technologies[13].
  • Norman Rostoker's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[14].
  • Norman Rostoker's education included a stint at Illinois Institute of Technology[15].
  • Norman Rostoker received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[16].
  • Norman Rostoker received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17].
  • Norman Rostoker was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Norman Rostoker is recorded as male[19].
  • Norman Rostoker's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Norman Rostoker supervised Michl Binderbauer as a doctoral student[21].
  • Norman Rostoker's family name is recorded as Rostoker[22].
  • Norman Rostoker's given name is recorded as Norman[23].
  • Norman Rostoker's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Norman Rostoker's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Norman Rostoker… he was born on August 16, 1925[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University[14], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1900[28], headquartered in Pittsburgh[29] and Illinois Institute of Technology[15], a university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1940[32], headquartered in Chicago[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include Cornell University[10], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1865[36], headquartered in Ithaca[37]; University of California, San Diego[11], a public university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1960[40]; University of California, Irvine[12], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1965[43]; and TAE Technologies[13], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 1998[46], headquartered in Foothill Ranch[47]. Norman Rostoker supervised Michl Binderbauer as a doctoral student[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], a fellowship award[48] and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1975[51].

Death and Burial

Norman Rostoker died on December 25, 2014[5]. He passed away in Irvine[4].

Why It Matters

Norman Rostoker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Norman Rostoker born?

Norman Rostoker was born in Toronto[2].

Where did Norman Rostoker die?

Norman Rostoker died in Irvine[4].

What did Norman Rostoker do for work?

Norman Rostoker worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Norman Rostoker go to school?

Norman Rostoker was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[14] and Illinois Institute of Technology[15].

What awards did Norman Rostoker receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[16] and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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