Raymond Chiao

American physicist
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Raymond Chiao

Summary

Raymond Chiao is a human[1]. Born in British Hong Kong[2], he… he was born on +1940-10-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in British Hong Kong[2], Raymond Chiao…
  • Raymond Chiao was born on +1940-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Raymond Chiao held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Raymond Chiao worked as a physicist[4].
  • Raymond Chiao worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Raymond Chiao's employers was University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Among Raymond Chiao's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Among Raymond Chiao's employers was University of California, Merced[10].
  • Raymond Chiao's education included a stint at Princeton University[11].
  • Raymond Chiao's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Raymond Chiao's doctoral advisor was Charles Hard Townes[13].
  • Raymond Chiao received the Einstein Prize for Laser Science[14].
  • Raymond Chiao received the Fellow of the Optical Society[15].
  • Raymond Chiao's image is recorded as Raymond Chiao at-UCMERCED-Lab.JPG[16].
  • Raymond Chiao is recorded as male[17].
  • Raymond Chiao's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Raymond Chiao supervised Stephen Minter as a doctoral student[19].
  • Raymond Chiao supervised Paul G. Kwiat as a doctoral student[20].
  • Raymond Chiao supervised Aephraim Steinberg as a doctoral student[21].
  • Raymond Chiao's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109539756[22].
  • Raymond Chiao's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10555398[23].
  • Raymond Chiao's GND ID is recorded as 114600678[24].
  • Raymond Chiao's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95109319[25].
  • Raymond Chiao's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16169426c[26].
  • Raymond Chiao's IdRef ID is recorded as 127439900[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in British Hong Kong[2], Raymond Chiao… he was born on +1940-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Raymond Chiao's doctoral advisor was Charles Hard Townes[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[8], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1861[42], headquartered in Cambridge[43]; and University of California, Merced[10], a university[44], in United States[45], founded in 2002[46]. Doctoral students include Stephen Minter[19]; Paul G. Kwiat[20], a physicist[47], b. 2000[48], of United States[49], awarded the R. W. Wood Prize[50]; and Aephraim Steinberg[21], a physicist[51], awarded the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics[52], specialised in quantum technology[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Einstein Prize for Laser Science[14], a science award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1988[56] and Fellow of the Optical Society[15], a science award[57], founded in 1959[58].

Why It Matters

Raymond Chiao ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59]

FAQs

Where was Raymond Chiao born?

Born in British Hong Kong[2], Raymond Chiao…

What did Raymond Chiao do for work?

Raymond Chiao worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Raymond Chiao go to school?

Raymond Chiao was educated at Princeton University[11] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

What awards did Raymond Chiao receive?

Honors received include Einstein Prize for Laser Science[14] and Fellow of the Optical Society[15].

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  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [10] . ucmerced.edu. ucmerced.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  30. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [53] . 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. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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