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 (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Wu Maw-kuen was born in Hualien County[2].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's place of birth was Yuli Township[6].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was born on December 6, 1949[3].
  • Wu Maw-kuen held citizenship in Taiwan[7].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's professions included physicist[4].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's field of work was physics[8].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's field of work was superconductivity[9].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was University of Alabama in Huntsville[10].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was University of Houston[11].
  • Among Wu Maw-kuen's employers was Columbia University[12].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was employed by National Tsing Hua University[13].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at University of Houston[14].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at National Cheng Kung University[15].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was educated at Tamkang University[16].
  • Wu Maw-kuen received the Comstock Prize in Physics[17].
  • Wu Maw-kuen received the Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[18].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Wu Maw-kuen was a member of Academia Sinica[20].
  • Wu Maw-kuen is recorded as male[21].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's Commons category is recorded as Wu Maw-kuen[23].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's family name is recorded as Wu[24].
  • Wu Maw-kuen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[25].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Hualien County[2], a county of Taiwan[26], in Taiwan[27], founded in 1946[28] and Yuli Township[6], an urban township of Taiwan[29], in Taiwan[30]. Wu Maw-kuen was born on December 6, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at University of Houston[14], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1927[33]; National Cheng Kung University[15], a national university[34], in Taiwan[35], founded in 1931[36]; and Tamkang University[16], a private university[37], in Taiwan[38], founded in 1950[39].

Career and Affiliations

Wu Maw-kuen worked as a physicist[4]. Fields of work include physics[8], a branch of science[40] and superconductivity[9], a macroscopic quantum phenomena[41]. Employers include University of Alabama in Huntsville[10], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1950[44]; University of Houston[11], a public university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1927[47]; Columbia University[12], a private university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1754[50], headquartered in Manhattan[51]; and National Tsing Hua University[13], a national university[52], in Taiwan[53], founded in 1911[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Comstock Prize in Physics[17], a science award[55], in United States[56], founded in 1913[57] and Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[18], a science award[58].

Why It Matters

Wu Maw-kuen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

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[14], National Cheng Kung University[15], and Tamkang University[16].

What awards did Wu Maw-kuen receive?

Honors received include Comstock Prize in Physics[17] and Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize[18].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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