Roy W. Gould

American physicist (1927–2022)
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Roy W. Gould

Summary

Roy W. Gould is a human[1]. He was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on April 25, 1927[3]. He died on February 19, 2022[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Roy W. Gould was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Roy W. Gould was born on April 25, 1927[3].
  • Roy W. Gould died on February 19, 2022[4].
  • Roy W. Gould held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Roy W. Gould's professions included physicist[5].
  • Roy W. Gould worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Among Roy W. Gould's employers was California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Roy W. Gould's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Roy W. Gould's doctoral advisor was Lester M. Field[11].
  • Roy W. Gould received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[12].
  • Roy W. Gould received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13].
  • Roy W. Gould received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].
  • Roy W. Gould was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Roy W. Gould was a member of National Academy of Sciences[16].
  • Roy W. Gould is recorded as male[17].
  • Roy W. Gould's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Roy W. Gould supervised Alvin Trivelpiece as a doctoral student[19].
  • Roy W. Gould supervised Reiner Stenzel as a doctoral student[20].
  • Roy W. Gould supervised Peter V. Mason as a doctoral student[21].
  • Roy W. Gould's family name is recorded as Gould[22].
  • Roy W. Gould's given name is recorded as Roy[23].
  • Roy W. Gould's given name is recorded as Walter[24].
  • Roy W. Gould's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Los Angeles[2], Roy W. Gould… he was born on April 25, 1927[3].

Education

Roy W. Gould was educated at California Institute of Technology[10]. His doctoral advisor was Lester M. Field[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. Among Roy W. Gould's employers was California Institute of Technology[9]. Doctoral students include Alvin Trivelpiece[19], a nuclear physicist[26], 1931–2022[27], specialised in plasma physics[28]; Reiner Stenzel[20], an experimental physicist[29], 1940–2023[30]; and Peter V. Mason[21], an electrical engineer[31], 1928–2021[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], a fellowship award[33]; James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13], a science award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1975[36]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14], a fellowship award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1874[39].

Death and Burial

Roy W. Gould died on February 19, 2022[4].

Why It Matters

Roy W. Gould ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Roy W. Gould born?

Roy W. Gould's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

What did Roy W. Gould do for work?

Roy W. Gould worked as physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Roy W. Gould go to school?

Roy W. Gould was educated at California Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Roy W. Gould receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[13], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . hr.caltech.edu. hr.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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