Richard Q. Twiss

Summary

Richard Q. Twiss is a human^[1]. He was born on +1920-08-24T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2005-05-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], physicist^[5], and astrophysicist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Richard Q. Twiss was born on +1920-08-24T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Richard Q. Twiss was born on +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Richard Q. Twiss died on +2005-05-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Richard Q. Twiss died on +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Richard Q. Twiss held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Richard Q. Twiss's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Richard Q. Twiss's professions included physicist^[5].
• Richard Q. Twiss worked as an astrophysicist^[6].
• Richard Q. Twiss's field of work was astronomy^[11].
• Richard Q. Twiss's field of work was astrophysics^[12].
• Richard Q. Twiss received the Albert A. Michelson Medal^[13].
• Richard Q. Twiss received the Eddington Medal^[14].
• Richard Q. Twiss is recorded as male^[15].
• Richard Q. Twiss's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Richard Q. Twiss's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1691164661909703390001^[17].
• Richard Q. Twiss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065v7l^[18].
• Richard Q. Twiss's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub20221141376^[19].
• Richard Q. Twiss's given name is recorded as Richard^[20].
• Richard Q. Twiss's nominated for is recorded as Nobel Prize in Physics^[21].
• Richard Q. Twiss's nominated for is recorded as Nobel Prize in Physics^[22].
• Richard Q. Twiss's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Richard Q. Twiss's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 107453^[24].
• Richard Q. Twiss's zbMATH author ID is recorded as twiss.r-q^[25].
• Richard Q. Twiss's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Twiss-297^[26].
• Richard Q. Twiss's Nobel Prize People Nomination ID is recorded as 13881^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1920-08-24T00:00:00Z^[2] and +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], physicist^[5], and astrophysicist^[6]. Fields of work include astronomy^[11], a branch of science^[28] and astrophysics^[12], a branch of astronomy^[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Albert A. Michelson Medal^[13], a physics award^[30], founded in 1968^[31] and Eddington Medal^[14], a science award^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1953^[34].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2005-05-20T00:00:00Z^[3] and +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Q. Twiss include Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect^[35], a physical phenomenon^[36].

Why It Matters

Richard Q. Twiss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect^[35], a physical phenomenon^[36].

FAQs

What did Richard Q. Twiss do for work?

Richard Q. Twiss worked as astronomer^[4], physicist^[5], and astrophysicist^[6].

What awards did Richard Q. Twiss receive?

Honors received include Albert A. Michelson Medal^[13] and Eddington Medal^[14].