Donald A. Glaser
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Donald A. Glaser was an American physicist and Nobel laureate best known for inventing the bubble chamber, a pivotal tool in particle physics experiments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD ⓘ |
| associatedWith | bubble chamber experiments at high‑energy accelerators ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (disputed/unsure)
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics 1960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-09-21 ⓘ |
| birthName | Donald Arthur Glaser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes (approximate/unspecified) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-02-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Case School of Applied Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Western Reserve University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Glaser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental physics
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molecular biology ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of high‑energy particle physics experiments ⓘ |
| invention | bubble chamber ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bubble chamber
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invention of the bubble chamber ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | enabled visualization of charged particle tracks in a superheated liquid ⓘ |
| notableAward | Nobel Prize in Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | (unspecified/none widely known) ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the bubble chamber for particle detection ⓘ |
| occupation |
biophysicist
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physicist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of molecular biology
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professor of physics ⓘ |
| residence | Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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