Ramamurti Shankar

American physicist
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Ramamurti Shankar

Summary

Ramamurti Shankar is a human[1]. His place of birth was presidencies and provinces of British India[2]. He was born on +1947-04-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in presidencies and provinces of British India[2], Ramamurti Shankar…
  • Ramamurti Shankar was born on +1947-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ramamurti Shankar held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ramamurti Shankar worked as a physicist[4].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's field of work was theoretical physics[8].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's field of work was quantum physics[9].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's field of work was quantum mechanics[10].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's field of work was quantum theory[11].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's field of work was condensed matter physics[12].
  • Ramamurti Shankar was employed by Yale University[13].
  • Ramamurti Shankar was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Madras[15].
  • Ramamurti Shankar was educated at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[16].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's doctoral advisor was Spenta R. Wadia[17].
  • Ramamurti Shankar received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[18].
  • Ramamurti Shankar received the Lilienfeld Prize[19].
  • Ramamurti Shankar was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's image is recorded as Ramamurti Shankar, 2018.jpg[21].
  • Ramamurti Shankar is recorded as male[22].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116884128[24].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93976547[25].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's GND ID is recorded as 1058376748[26].
  • Ramamurti Shankar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79126576[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in presidencies and provinces of British India[2], Ramamurti Shankar… he was born on +1947-04-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31]; Indian Institute of Technology Madras[15], an institute of technology[32], in India[33], founded in 1959[34]; and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[16], a research institute[35], in India[36], founded in 1945[37], headquartered in Mumbai[38]. Ramamurti Shankar's doctoral advisor was Spenta R. Wadia[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include theoretical physics[8], a branch of physics[39]; quantum physics[9], a branch of physics[40]; quantum mechanics[10], a physical theory[41]; quantum theory[11], a branch of physics[42]; and condensed matter physics[12], a branch of physics[43]. Ramamurti Shankar was employed by Yale University[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[18], a fellowship award[44] and Lilienfeld Prize[19], an award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1989[47].

Why It Matters

Ramamurti Shankar ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,194 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Ramamurti Shankar born?

Ramamurti Shankar was born in presidencies and provinces of British India[2].

What did Ramamurti Shankar do for work?

Ramamurti Shankar worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Ramamurti Shankar go to school?

Ramamurti Shankar was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], Indian Institute of Technology Madras[15], and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research[16].

What awards did Ramamurti Shankar receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[18] and Lilienfeld Prize[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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