William Higinbotham

Summary

William Higinbotham is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bridgeport^[2]. He was born on +1910-10-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Gainesville^[4]. He died on +1994-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Higinbotham was born in Bridgeport^[2].
• William Higinbotham died in Gainesville^[4].
• William Higinbotham was born on +1910-10-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Higinbotham died on +1994-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Higinbotham held citizenship in United States^[9].
• William Higinbotham's professions included physicist^[6].
• William Higinbotham worked as a university teacher^[7].
• William Higinbotham's field of work was physics^[10].
• Among William Higinbotham's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Among William Higinbotham's employers was Brookhaven National Laboratory^[12].
• Among William Higinbotham's employers was Los Alamos National Laboratory^[13].
• William Higinbotham's education included a stint at Williams Creek^[14].
• William Higinbotham's education included a stint at Cornell University^[15].
• William Higinbotham's image is recorded as William Higinbotham Los Alamos identity badge photo.jpg^[16].
• William Higinbotham is recorded as male^[17].
• William Higinbotham's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• William Higinbotham's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116982465^[19].
• William Higinbotham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109739413^[20].
• William Higinbotham's GND ID is recorded as 1015002684^[21].
• William Higinbotham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82220685^[22].
• William Higinbotham's IdRef ID is recorded as 087277107^[23].
• William Higinbotham's Commons category is recorded as William Higinbotham^[24].
• William Higinbotham's residence is recorded as United States^[25].
• William Higinbotham's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01qs_f^[26].
• William Higinbotham's family name is recorded as Q16870785^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bridgeport^[2], William Higinbotham… he was born on +1910-10-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Williams Creek^[14], a town in the United States^[28], in United States^[29] and Cornell University^[15], a private university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1865^[32], headquartered in Ithaca^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. William Higinbotham's field of work was physics^[10]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1861^[36], headquartered in Cambridge^[37]; Brookhaven National Laboratory^[12], a research institute^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1947^[40], headquartered in Upton^[41]; and Los Alamos National Laboratory^[13], an United States national laboratory^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1943^[44], headquartered in Los Alamos^[45].

Death and Burial

William Higinbotham died on +1994-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Gainesville^[4].

Why It Matters

William Higinbotham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was William Higinbotham born?

William Higinbotham's place of birth was Bridgeport^[2].

Where did William Higinbotham die?

William Higinbotham died in Gainesville^[4].

What did William Higinbotham do for work?

William Higinbotham worked as physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did William Higinbotham go to school?

William Higinbotham was educated at Williams Creek^[14] and Cornell University^[15].