Walter Lewin

Summary

Walter Lewin is a human^[1]. His place of birth was The Hague^[2]. He was born on +1936-01-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], university teacher^[5], astrophysicist^[6], and physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Walter Lewin's place of birth was The Hague^[2].
• Walter Lewin was born on +1936-01-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Walter Lewin held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[9].
• Dutch was Walter Lewin's native language^[10].
• Walter Lewin's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Walter Lewin's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Walter Lewin's professions included astrophysicist^[6].
• Walter Lewin worked as a physicist^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Walter Lewin is Walter Lewin Lectures on Physics^[11].
• Walter Lewin received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[12].
• Walter Lewin received the NASA Group Achievement Award^[13].
• Walter Lewin received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14].
• Walter Lewin received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[15].
• Walter Lewin received the Humboldt Prize^[16].
• Walter Lewin was a member of American Physical Society^[17].
• Walter Lewin was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[18].
• Walter Lewin's video is recorded as 8.02x - Lect 10 - Batteries, Power, Kirchhoff's Rules, Circuits, Kelvin Water Dropper.webm^[19].
• Walter Lewin's image is recorded as Walter lewin 2.jpg^[20].
• Walter Lewin is recorded as male^[21].
• Walter Lewin's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Walter Lewin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117401503^[23].
• Walter Lewin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7458321^[24].
• Walter Lewin's GND ID is recorded as 143686445^[25].
• Walter Lewin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83056254^[26].
• Walter Lewin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12315230v^[27].

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Origins and Family

Walter Lewin's place of birth was The Hague^[2]. He was born on +1936-01-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], university teacher^[5], astrophysicist^[6], and physicist^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Walter Lewin is Walter Lewin Lectures on Physics^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[12], a fellowship grant^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1925^[30]; NASA Group Achievement Award^[13], an awards and decorations of the United States government^[31]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14], a fellowship award^[32]; NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[15], a medallion^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1961^[35]; and Humboldt Prize^[16], a science award^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1972^[38].

Why It Matters

Walter Lewin ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (318 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Walter Lewin born?

Walter Lewin's place of birth was The Hague^[2].

What did Walter Lewin do for work?

Walter Lewin worked as astronomer^[4], university teacher^[5], astrophysicist^[6], and physicist^[7].

What awards did Walter Lewin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[12], NASA Group Achievement Award^[13], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[14], and NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[15].