Douglas Hartree
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Douglas Hartree was a British physicist and mathematician known for pioneering numerical analysis and computational methods in quantum mechanics, particularly in atomic structure calculations.
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| Douglas Hartree canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
computational methods in quantum chemistry
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development of early computers in Britain ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-03-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1958-02-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St John’s College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hartree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atomic physics
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computational physics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alan Turing
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John Lennard-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Erwin Schrödinger
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Niels Bohr NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hartree method
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early work in automatic computing ⓘ numerical solutions of the Schrödinger equation ⓘ self-consistent field method in atomic structure ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Leslie Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
papers on self-consistent field theory
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“The Calculation of Atomic Structures” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge
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Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge
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Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in mathematical physics
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professor of applied mathematics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
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Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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