William L. Burke

Summary

William L. Burke is a human^[1]. He was born in Bennington^[2]. He was born on +1941-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1996-07-22T00:00:00Z^[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 (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• William L. Burke's place of birth was Bennington^[2].
• William L. Burke was born on +1941-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William L. Burke died on +1996-07-22T00:00:00Z^[4].
• William L. Burke held citizenship in United States^[8].
• William L. Burke worked as a physicist^[5].
• William L. Burke worked as a university teacher^[6].
• William L. Burke was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[9].
• William L. Burke was educated at California Institute of Technology^[10].
• William L. Burke's doctoral advisor was Kip S. Thorne^[11].
• William L. Burke's doctoral advisor was Richard Feynman^[12].
• William L. Burke's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler^[13].
• William L. Burke is recorded as male^[14].
• William L. Burke's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• William L. Burke supervised Robert Shaw as a doctoral student^[16].
• William L. Burke supervised James P. Crutchfield as a doctoral student^[17].
• William L. Burke supervised Norman Packard as a doctoral student^[18].
• William L. Burke supervised J. Doyne Farmer as a doctoral student^[19].
• William L. Burke's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108549194^[20].
• William L. Burke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7467544^[21].
• William L. Burke's GND ID is recorded as 1230506438^[22].
• William L. Burke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80094917^[23].
• William L. Burke's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12364792k^[24].
• William L. Burke's IdRef ID is recorded as 128206608^[25].
• The cause of death was car collision^[26].
• William L. Burke's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 141005^[27].

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Origins and Family

William L. Burke was born in Bennington^[2]. He was born on +1941-07-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

William L. Burke was educated at California Institute of Technology^[10]. Doctoral advisors include Kip S. Thorne^[11], a physicist^[28], b. 1940^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[31], specialised in physics^[32]; Richard Feynman^[12], a physicist^[33], 1918–1988^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[36], specialised in quantum electrodynamics^[37]; and John Archibald Wheeler^[13], a physicist^[38], 1911–2008^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the Einstein Prize^[41], specialised in physics^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. William L. Burke was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[9]. Doctoral students include Robert Shaw^[16], a physicist^[43], b. 1946^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[46]; James P. Crutchfield^[17], a physicist^[47], b. 1955^[48], of United States^[49]; Norman Packard^[18], a physicist^[50], b. 1954^[51], of United States^[52]; and J. Doyne Farmer^[19], a physicist^[53], b. 1952^[54], of United States^[55], specialised in econophysics^[56].

Death and Burial

William L. Burke died on +1996-07-22T00:00:00Z^[4]. The cause of death was car collision^[26].

Why It Matters

William L. Burke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was William L. Burke born?

William L. Burke's place of birth was Bennington^[2].

What did William L. Burke do for work?

William L. Burke worked as physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did William L. Burke go to school?

William L. Burke was educated at California Institute of Technology^[10].