Pound–Rebka experiment

Experiment designed to test Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity
Event physics_experiment Q369865
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Pound–Rebka experiment

Summary

Pound–Rebka experiment is a physics experiment[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (physics_experiment category, ranking #11 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pound–Rebka experiment is credited with the discovery of Robert Pound[3].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment is credited with the discovery of Glen Rebka[4].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's image is recorded as Jefferson Laboratory.jpg[5].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's instance of is recorded as physics experiment[6].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's Commons category is recorded as Redshift[7].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06xqw0[9].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's facet of is recorded as time[10].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's facet of is recorded as gravity[11].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's facet of is recorded as gravitational redshift[12].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's studied by is recorded as theory of relativity[13].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's studied by is recorded as experimental physics[14].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's significant person is recorded as Albert Einstein[15].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Pound-Rebka_eksperimentet[16].
  • Pound–Rebka experiment's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777952064[17].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Robert Pound[3], a physicist[18], 1919–2010[19], of Canada[20], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[21], specialised in physics[22] and Glen Rebka[4], a physicist[23], 1931–2015[24], of United States[25], awarded the Eddington Medal[26].

Why It Matters

Pound–Rebka experiment draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (physics_experiment category, ranking #11 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

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  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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