Rolf Landauer
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Summary
Rolf Landauer is a human[1]. Born in Stuttgart[2], he… he was born on February 4, 1927[3]. He passed away in Westchester County[4]. He died on April 27, 1999[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], computer scientist[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Rolf Landauer was born in Stuttgart[2].
- Rolf Landauer passed away in Westchester County[4].
- Rolf Landauer passed away in Briarcliff Manor[10].
- Rolf Landauer was born on February 4, 1927[3].
- Rolf Landauer died on April 27, 1999[5].
- Rolf Landauer held citizenship in Germany[11].
- Rolf Landauer held citizenship in United States[12].
- Rolf Landauer worked as a physicist[6].
- Rolf Landauer worked as a computer scientist[7].
- Rolf Landauer worked as an engineer[8].
- Rolf Landauer was employed by IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[13].
- Rolf Landauer's education included a stint at Harvard University[14].
- Rolf Landauer's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School[15].
- Rolf Landauer's doctoral advisor was Wendell H. Furry[16].
- Rolf Landauer's doctoral advisor was Léon Brillouin[17].
- Rolf Landauer received the IBM Fellow[18].
- Rolf Landauer received the Edison Medal[19].
- Rolf Landauer received the Stuart Ballantine Medal[20].
- Rolf Landauer received the Harvard Centennial Medal[21].
- Rolf Landauer received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[22].
- Rolf Landauer received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[23].
- Rolf Landauer was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[24].
- Rolf Landauer was a member of National Academy of Sciences[25].
- Rolf Landauer was a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts[26].
- Rolf Landauer was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[27].
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Origins and Family
Rolf Landauer's place of birth was Stuttgart[2]. He was born on February 4, 1927[3].
Education
Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Stuyvesant High School[15], a specialized high school in New York City[32], in United States[33], founded in 1904[34], headquartered in New York City[35]. Doctoral advisors include Wendell H. Furry[16], a physicist[36], 1907–1984[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in physics[40] and Léon Brillouin[17], a physicist[41], 1889–1969[42], of France[43], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[44], specialised in physics[45].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include physicist[6], computer scientist[7], and engineer[8]. Rolf Landauer was employed by IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[13].
Recognition
Awards received include IBM Fellow[18], a fellowship grant[46]; Edison Medal[19], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1904[49]; Stuart Ballantine Medal[20], a medallion[50]; Harvard Centennial Medal[21], a jubilee medal[51], founded in 1989[52]; Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[22], a physics award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1952[55]; and Fellow of the American Physical Society[23], a fellowship award[56].
Death and Burial
Rolf Landauer died on April 27, 1999[5]. Recorded place of death include Westchester County[4], a county of New York[57], in United States[58], founded in 1683[59] and Briarcliff Manor[10], a village of New York[60], in United States[61], founded in 1902[62]. The cause of death was cancer[63].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Rolf Landauer include Landauer's principle[64], a hypothesis[65] and he and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing[66], a science award[67], in United States[68], founded in 2015[69].
Why It Matters
Rolf Landauer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for him include Landauer's principle[64], a hypothesis[65] and he and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing[66], a science award[67], in United States[68], founded in 2015[69].
FAQs
Where was Rolf Landauer born?
Born in Stuttgart[2].
Where did Rolf Landauer die?
Rolf Landauer died in Westchester County[4].
What did Rolf Landauer do for work?
Rolf Landauer worked as physicist[6], computer scientist[7], and engineer[8].
Where did Rolf Landauer go to school?
Rolf Landauer was educated at Harvard University[14] and Stuyvesant High School[15].
What awards did Rolf Landauer receive?
Honors received include IBM Fellow[18], Edison Medal[19], Stuart Ballantine Medal[20], and Harvard Centennial Medal[21].