Robert H. Dicke
American astronomer and physicist (1916–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Henry Dicke (/ˈdɪki/; May 6, 1916 – March 4, 1997) was an American astronomer and physicist who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity.[1] He was the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University (1975–1984).[2][3][4]
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Born | Robert Henry Dicke (1916-05-06)May 6, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | March 4, 1997(1997-03-04) (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University (B.S.) University of Rochester (Ph.D) |
Known for | Inventor of the lock-in amplifier Dicke model Brans–Dicke theory Dicke effect Dicke radiometer |
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Annie Currie (m. 1942) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | National Medal of Science (1970) Comstock Prize in Physics (1973) Elliott Cresson Medal (1974) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1992) |
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Fields | Physics |
Doctoral advisor | Lee Alvin DuBridge |
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