Robert J. Van de Graaff | |
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 Honorary doctorate Utrecht University, 19 April 1966 | |
| Born | Robert Jemison Van de Graaff December 20, 1901 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1967 (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama (B.S.; M.S.) La Sorbonne University of Oxford (B.S.; D.Phil.) |
| Known for | Van de Graaff generator |
| Awards | Elliott Cresson Medal (1936) Duddell Medal and Prize (1947) Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | John Sealy Townsend |
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (December 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967) was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. He spent most of his career in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1]
- ^ "Van de Graaf, Robert Jemison, 1901-1967". American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08.