Wu Maw-kuen

Taiwanese physicist
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Wu Maw-kuen

Summary

Wu Maw-kuen is a human[1]. He was born in Hualien County[2]. He was born on December 6, 1949[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Wu Maw-kuen was born in Hualien County[2].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was born on December 6, 1949[3].
  • Wu Maw-kuen held citizenship in Taiwan[6].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's professions included physicist[4].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's field of work was physics[7].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's field of work was superconductivity[8].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was University of Alabama in Huntsville[9].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was University of Houston[10].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was Columbia University[11].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was employed by National Tsing Hua University[12].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at University of Houston[13].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at National Cheng Kung University[14].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at Tamkang University[15].
  • Wu Maw-kuen received the Comstock Prize in Physics[16].
  • Wu Maw-kuen received the Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[17].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was a member of National Academy of Sciences[18].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was a member of Academia Sinica[19].
  • Wu Maw-kuen is recorded as male[20].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's Commons category is recorded as Wu Maw-kuen[22].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's family name is recorded as Wu[23].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[24].

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Origins and Family

Wu Maw-kuen's place of birth was Hualien County[2]. He was born on December 6, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at University of Houston[13], a public university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1927[27]; National Cheng Kung University[14], a national university[28], in Taiwan[29], founded in 1931[30]; and Tamkang University[15], a private university[31], in Taiwan[32], founded in 1950[33].

Career and Affiliations

Wu Maw-kuen worked as a physicist[4]. Fields of work include physics[7], a branch of science[34] and superconductivity[8], a macroscopic quantum phenomena[35]. Employers include University of Alabama in Huntsville[9], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1950[38]; University of Houston[10], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1927[41]; Columbia University[11], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1754[44], headquartered in Manhattan[45]; and National Tsing Hua University[12], a national university[46], in Taiwan[47], founded in 1911[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Comstock Prize in Physics[16], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1913[51] and Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[17], a science award[52].

Why It Matters

Wu Maw-kuen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Wu Maw-kuen born?

Wu Maw-kuen's place of birth was Hualien County[2].

What did Wu Maw-kuen do for work?

Wu Maw-kuen worked as physicist[4].

Where did Wu Maw-kuen go to school?

Wu Maw-kuen was educated at University of Houston[13], National Cheng Kung University[14], and Tamkang University[15].

What awards did Wu Maw-kuen receive?

Honors received include Comstock Prize in Physics[16] and Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[17].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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