W. G. Unruh

Summary

W. G. Unruh is a human^[1]. He was born in Winnipeg^[2]. He was born on +1945-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• W. G. Unruh was born in Winnipeg^[2].
• W. G. Unruh was born on +1945-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• W. G. Unruh held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• W. G. Unruh's professions included physicist^[4].
• W. G. Unruh's professions included university teacher^[5].
• W. G. Unruh's field of work was theoretical physics^[8].
• W. G. Unruh was employed by University of British Columbia^[9].
• W. G. Unruh was employed by McMaster University^[10].
• W. G. Unruh was employed by Texas A&M University^[11].
• W. G. Unruh was educated at University of Manitoba^[12].
• W. G. Unruh's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler^[13].
• W. G. Unruh received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[14].
• W. G. Unruh received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15].
• W. G. Unruh received the Steacie Prize^[16].
• W. G. Unruh received the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[17].
• W. G. Unruh was a member of Royal Society^[18].
• W. G. Unruh was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• W. G. Unruh's image is recorded as BillUnruh.jpg^[20].
• W. G. Unruh's image is recorded as Wgunruh phys407.jpg^[21].
• W. G. Unruh is recorded as male^[22].
• W. G. Unruh's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• W. G. Unruh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116076008^[24].
• W. G. Unruh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23321348^[25].
• W. G. Unruh's GND ID is recorded as 121748812X^[26].
• W. G. Unruh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86039664^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Winnipeg^[2], W. G. Unruh… he was born on +1945-08-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

W. G. Unruh was educated at University of Manitoba^[12]. His doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler^[13]. He studied under John Archibald Wheeler^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. W. G. Unruh's field of work was theoretical physics^[8]. Employers include University of British Columbia^[9], a public research university^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1908^[31], headquartered in Vancouver^[32]; McMaster University^[10], a public research university^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1887^[35]; and Texas A&M University^[11], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1876^[38], headquartered in College Station^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[14], a fellowship award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15], a fellowship award^[42]; Steacie Prize^[16]; and Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[17], a physics award^[43].

Works and Contributions

Things named for W. G. Unruh include Unruh effect^[44], a physical law^[45].

Why It Matters

W. G. Unruh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for him include Unruh effect^[44], a physical law^[45].

FAQs

Where was W. G. Unruh born?

W. G. Unruh was born in Winnipeg^[2].

What did W. G. Unruh do for work?

W. G. Unruh worked as physicist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did W. G. Unruh go to school?

W. G. Unruh was educated at University of Manitoba^[12].

What awards did W. G. Unruh receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[14], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[15], Steacie Prize^[16], and Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[17].