Emil Wolf

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Emil Wolf was a Czech-American physicist renowned for his pioneering contributions to physical optics and co-authoring the seminal textbook "Principles of Optics."

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Emil Wolf canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
author
person
physicist
academicDegree PhD in physics
authorOf Introduction to the Theory of Coherence and Polarization of Light
awardReceived Frederic Ives Medal
Gold Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
Marconi Medal
Max Born Award
Albert A. Michelson Medal
surface form: Michelson Medal
citizenship Czechoslovakia
United States of America
coAuthorOf Principles of Optics
coAuthorWith Max Born
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-07-30
dateOfDeath 2018-06-02
editorOf Progress in Optics
educatedAt University of Bristol
surface form: Bristol University

Charles University in Prague
surface form: Charles University
employer University of Rochester
familyName Wolf
fieldOfWork optics
physical optics
theoretical physics
fullName Emil Wolf NERFINISHED
givenName Emil
knownFor coherence theory of optical fields
diffraction theory
pioneering contributions to physical optics
scattering of light
Principles of Optics
surface form: textbook Principles of Optics
languageOfWorkOrName Czech
English
memberOf American Physical Society
Optical Society of America
nationality Czech-American
notableWork Principles of Optics
Progress in Optics
placeOfBirth Prague
placeOfDeath Rochester, New York
positionHeld Wilson Professor of Optical Physics
professor of optics
professor of physics
residence Rochester, New York
workLocation Rochester
surface form: Rochester, New York

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Max Born coAuthor Emil Wolf
Principles of Optics author Emil Wolf
Max Born Award notableRecipient Emil Wolf