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Robert H. Dicke | |
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| Born | Robert Henry Dicke May 6, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1997 (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (B.S.) University of Rochester (Ph.D) |
| Known for | Inventor of the lock-in amplifier Dicke model Brans–Dicke theory Dicke effect Dicke radiometer |
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Annie Currie (m. 1942) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (1970) Comstock Prize in Physics (1973) Elliott Cresson Medal (1974) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Lee Alvin DuBridge |
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Robert Henry Dicke (/ˈdɪki/; May 6, 1916 – March 4, 1997) was an American astronomer and physicist who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity.[1] He was the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University (1975–1984).[2][3][4]
- ^ Happer, William; Peebles, James; Wilkinson, David (September 1997). "Obituary: Robert Henry Dicke". Physics Today. 50 (9): 92–94. Bibcode:1997PhT....50i..92H. doi:10.1063/1.881921.
- ^ "A Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology". history.aip.org. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Dicke and atomic physics", Physics Matters, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp. 73–84, May 6, 2016, doi:10.1142/9789813142527_0007, ISBN 978-981-314-250-3, retrieved December 24, 2022
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (March 6, 1997). "Robert Dicke; Theorized That Big Bang 'Echo' Still Resonates". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 24, 2022.