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Robert B. Leighton

American astronomer (1919–1997)
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21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
September 10, 1919
Date of death
March 9, 1997
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Pasadena
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher
Employer
California Institute of Technology[14]
Field of work
experimental physics, astrophysics, astronomy[11][12][13]
Educated at
California Institute of Technology[15]
Award received
Rumford Prize, Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award, James Craig Watson Medal[18][19][20]
Child
Ralph Leighton[9]
Doctoral advisor
William Vermillion Houston, Paul Sophus Epstein[16][17]
Doctoral student
Robert W. Noyes[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Academic degree
doctorate[28]
Family name
Leighton[29]
Given name
Robert[30]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society[21][22][23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000078322916
VIAF cluster ID
76376775
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
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AstroGen ID
22371
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
141072
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
113133316
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
245539
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
113133316
MR Author ID
486413
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
222569
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0078211X
NDL Authority ID
00447297
NL CR AUT ID
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NNDB people ID
060/000170547
NUKAT ID
n95402881
National Library of Greece ID
166002
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200904113
National Library of Latvia ID
000057880
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810634854605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068063482
Open Library ID
OL2298653A
OpenMLOL author ID
22865
Physics History Network ID
11605010
Prabook ID
1693198
SBN author ID
CFIV059931
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
p0064493-Leighton-Robert-B-19191997
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Member of 5
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society
Occupation 4
astronomer, physicist, university teacher, astrophysicist
Award received 3
James Craig Watson Medal, Rumford Prize, Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
Field of work 3
astronomy, astrophysics, experimental physics
Doctoral advisor 2
Paul Sophus Epstein, William Vermillion Houston
Doctoral advisors 2
Paul Sophus Epstein, William Vermillion Houston
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
California Institute of Technology
Employer 1
California Institute of Technology
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of death 1
Pasadena
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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Summary

Robert B. Leighton was born on September 10, 1919[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on March 9, 1997[3], in Pasadena[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], astrophysicist[7], and university teacher[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Robert B. Leighton include The Feynman Lectures on Physics[33], a textbook[34], written by Richard Feynman[35].

FAQs

Where was Robert B. Leighton born?

Robert B. Leighton's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Robert B. Leighton die?

Robert B. Leighton died in Pasadena[4].

What did Robert B. Leighton do for work?

Robert B. Leighton worked as a physicist[5], astronomer[6], astrophysicist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Robert B. Leighton go to school?

Robert B. Leighton was educated at California Institute of Technology[15].

What awards did Robert B. Leighton receive?

Honors received include Rumford Prize[18], Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award[19], and James Craig Watson Medal[20].

Related Entities

astronomy astrophysics California Institute of Technology experimental physics United States

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  3. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . aapt.org. aapt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Astronomy Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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