Richard A. Muller

Summary

Richard A. Muller is a human^[1]. He was born in San Francisco^[2]. He was born on January 6, 1944^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], author^[5], university teacher^[6], and scientist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Richard A. Muller was born in San Francisco^[2].
• Richard A. Muller was born on January 6, 1944^[3].
• Richard A. Muller held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Richard A. Muller worked as a physicist^[4].
• Richard A. Muller worked as an author^[5].
• Richard A. Muller's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Richard A. Muller worked as a scientist^[7].
• Richard A. Muller's field of work was physics^[10].
• Richard A. Muller's field of work was astrophysics^[11].
• Richard A. Muller's field of work was particle physics^[12].
• Richard A. Muller's field of work was geophysics^[13].
• Among Richard A. Muller's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Among Richard A. Muller's employers was MIT Technology Review^[15].
• Richard A. Muller's education included a stint at Columbia University^[16].
• Richard A. Muller's doctoral advisor was Luis Walter Alvarez^[17].
• A notable student of Richard A. Muller was Saul Perlmutter^[18].
• A notable student of Richard A. Muller was Heidi Jo Newberg^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Richard A. Muller is accelerator mass spectrometry^[20].
• Richard A. Muller received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[21].
• Richard A. Muller received the Alan T. Waterman Award^[22].
• Richard A. Muller received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[23].
• Richard A. Muller received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[24].
• Richard A. Muller was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Richard A. Muller was a member of International Astronomical Union^[26].
• Richard A. Muller was a member of JASON^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard A. Muller's place of birth was San Francisco^[2]. He was born on January 6, 1944^[3].

Education

Richard A. Muller's education included a stint at Columbia University^[16]. His doctoral advisor was Luis Walter Alvarez^[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], author^[5], university teacher^[6], and scientist^[7]. Fields of work include physics^[10], a branch of science^[29]; astrophysics^[11], a branch of astronomy^[30]; particle physics^[12], a branch of physics^[31]; and geophysics^[13], a branch of science^[32]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley^[14], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1868^[35], headquartered in Berkeley^[36] and MIT Technology Review^[15], a magazine^[37], founded in 1899^[38], headquartered in Cambridge^[39]. Notable students include Saul Perlmutter^[18], a physicist^[40], b. 1959^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[43], specialised in astrophysics^[44] and Heidi Jo Newberg^[19], a physicist^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[47], specialised in astrophysics^[48]. Doctoral students include Saul Perlmutter^[49], a physicist^[50], b. 1959^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[53], specialised in astrophysics^[54]; Heidi Jo Newberg^[55], a physicist^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[58], specialised in astrophysics^[59]; Jordin Kare^[60], a physicist^[61], 1956–2017^[62], of United States^[63]; and Robert A. Rohde^[64], a physicist^[65], specialised in experimental physics^[66].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Richard A. Muller is accelerator mass spectrometry^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[21], a science award^[67], in United States^[68], founded in 1981^[69]; Alan T. Waterman Award^[22], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1975^[72]; Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[23], a fellowship award^[73]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[24], a fellowship award^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1874^[76].

Why It Matters

Richard A. Muller ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jordin Kare^[79], a physicist^[80], 1956–2017^[81], of United States^[82]; Saul Perlmutter^[83], a physicist^[84], b. 1959^[85], of United States^[86], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[87], specialised in astrophysics^[88]; and Heidi Jo Newberg^[89], a physicist^[90], of United States^[91], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[92], specialised in astrophysics^[93].

FAQs

Where was Richard A. Muller born?

Richard A. Muller was born in San Francisco^[2].

What did Richard A. Muller do for work?

Richard A. Muller worked as physicist^[4], author^[5], university teacher^[6], and scientist^[7].

Where did Richard A. Muller go to school?

Richard A. Muller was educated at Columbia University^[16].

What awards did Richard A. Muller receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[21], Alan T. Waterman Award^[22], Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[23], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[24].