Henry Way Kendall
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Henry Way Kendall was an American particle physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his pioneering experiments that confirmed the quark model of subatomic structure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Way Kendall canonical | 2 |
| Henry W. Kendall | 1 |
| Henry Way Kendall Jr. | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ particle physicist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| birthName | Henry Way Kendall self-link ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| co-recipientOf |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Physics 1990
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-02-15 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Martin Deutsch ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Kendall ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Abigail Kendall
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Henry Way Kendall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Way Kendall Jr.
Johanna Kendall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental confirmation of quarks as fundamental constituents of matter
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pioneering experiments in deep inelastic scattering ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Physical Society ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| militaryService |
United States merchant marine
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surface form:
United States Merchant Marine
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| notableFor |
confirmation of quark substructure of nucleons
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high-energy electron scattering experiments at SLAC ⓘ |
| notableWork |
deep inelastic scattering experiments
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experiments confirming the quark model of nucleon structure ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
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surface form:
Wakulla Springs State Park, Florida, United States of America
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| positionHeld | professor of physics at MIT ⓘ |
| reasonForAward |
for contributions that were of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics
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for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Jerome Friedman
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surface form:
Jerome Isaac Friedman
Richard E. Taylor ⓘ |
| spouse | Dagmar R. Stern Kendall ⓘ |
| workedAt |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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surface form:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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Henry W. Kendall
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Henry Way Kendall Jr.