George Kistiakowsky
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George Kistiakowsky was a Ukrainian-American physical chemist and explosives expert who played a key role in the Manhattan Project and later served as science advisor to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Kistiakowsky canonical | 6 |
| George B. Kistiakowsky | 3 |
| George Bogdanovich Kistiakowsky | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ukrainian-American
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explosives expert ⓘ human ⓘ physical chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal for Merit
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Presidential Medal of Merit ⓘ |
| birthName |
George Kistiakowsky
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George Bogdanovich Kistiakowsky
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| child | Vera Kistiakowsky ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-12-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
Friedrich Wilhelm University
Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
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| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| familyName | Kistiakowsky ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
detonation physics
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explosives ⓘ physical chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising on U.S. science and technology policy
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design of explosive lenses for the plutonium bomb ⓘ opposition to further nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Manhattan Project ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ President's Science Advisory Committee ⓘ |
| movement | nuclear disarmament movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the Manhattan Project
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development of explosive lenses for the implosion-type nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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science advisor ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyiv
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surface form:
Kiev
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
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head of the Explosives Division at Los Alamos ⓘ science advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Emma Kistiakowsky ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Harvard University
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Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
George B. Kistiakowsky
this entity surface form:
George B. Kistiakowsky
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George Bogdanovich Kistiakowsky
this entity surface form:
George B. Kistiakowsky