Philip Morrison

Summary

Philip Morrison is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Somerville^[2]. He was born on November 7, 1915^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on April 22, 2005^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and narrator^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Philip Morrison's place of birth was Somerville^[2].
• Philip Morrison died in Cambridge^[4].
• Philip Morrison was born on November 7, 1915^[3].
• Philip Morrison died on April 22, 2005^[5].
• Among Philip Morrison's spouses was Emily Morrison^[12].
• Philip Morrison held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Philip Morrison worked as a physicist^[6].
• Philip Morrison worked as a non-fiction writer^[7].
• Philip Morrison worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Philip Morrison worked as a nuclear physicist^[9].
• Philip Morrison worked as a narrator^[10].
• Philip Morrison's field of work was astrophysics^[14].
• Philip Morrison was employed by Cornell University^[15].
• Philip Morrison was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].
• Philip Morrison was employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory^[17].
• Philip Morrison was educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[18].
• Philip Morrison was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[19].
• Philip Morrison's doctoral advisor was Robert Oppenheimer^[20].
• Philip Morrison received the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[21].
• Philip Morrison received the Oersted Medal^[22].
• Philip Morrison received the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[23].
• Philip Morrison received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[24].
• Philip Morrison received the Joseph A. Burton Forum Award^[25].
• Philip Morrison received the Karl G. Jansky Lectureship^[26].
• Philip Morrison was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1915-11-07^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2005-04-22^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: dd4c3a5b-413c-4e74-ba23-b59cd11bb81e^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Somerville^[2], Philip Morrison… he was born on November 7, 1915^[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[18], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1900^[35], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[36] and University of California, Berkeley^[19], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1868^[39], headquartered in Berkeley^[40]. Philip Morrison's doctoral advisor was Robert Oppenheimer^[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and narrator^[10]. Philip Morrison's field of work was astrophysics^[14]. Employers include Cornell University^[15], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1865^[44], headquartered in Ithaca^[45]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1861^[48], headquartered in Cambridge^[49]; and Los Alamos National Laboratory^[17], an United States national laboratory^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1943^[52], headquartered in Los Alamos^[53]. Doctoral students include Hugh E. DeWitt^[54], a physicist^[55], 1930–2014^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[58]; Jack Jaffe^[59]; Paul Kellogg^[60], a physicist^[61], b. 1927^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[64]; and Willie Ray Mackey^[65], an astrophysicist^[66], 1953–2004^[67], of United States^[68].

Recognition

Awards received include William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[21], a science award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1950^[71]; Oersted Medal^[22], a science award^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 1936^[74]; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[23], a science award^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1941^[77]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[24], a fellowship award^[78]; Joseph A. Burton Forum Award^[25], an award^[79], in United States^[80]; and Karl G. Jansky Lectureship^[26], an award^[81], in United States^[82], founded in 1966^[83].

Personal Life

Philip Morrison was married to Emily Morrison^[12].

Death and Burial

Philip Morrison died on April 22, 2005^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4].

Why It Matters

Philip Morrison ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,215 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[84]

FAQs

Where was Philip Morrison born?

Philip Morrison's place of birth was Somerville^[2].

Where did Philip Morrison die?

Philip Morrison passed away in Cambridge^[4].

Who was Philip Morrison married to?

Philip Morrison's spouses include Emily Morrison^[12].

What did Philip Morrison do for work?

Philip Morrison worked as physicist^[6], non-fiction writer^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and narrator^[10].

Where did Philip Morrison go to school?

Philip Morrison was educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[18] and University of California, Berkeley^[19].

What awards did Philip Morrison receive?

Honors received include William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement^[21], Oersted Medal^[22], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award^[23], and Fellow of the American Physical Society^[24].