George Wetherill
Sign in to saveAlso known as George W. Wetherill, Wetherill, George W., G. W. Wetherill, George West Wetherill, George West Wetherill II, G.W. Wetherill, George W Wetherill, G W Wetherill
American physicist (1925–2006)
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George Wetherill was an American scientist who lived from 1925 to 2006. He was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection and the National Medal Of Science collection.
His work is documented in sources such as the article "Srpnové výročí: George West Wetherill" from the Czech astronomical society. This text is part of the Astronomical Information Server astro.cz. The source material contains 10,160 characters.
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George Wetherill is indexed among the 543 entries in Vinony's National Medal of Science collection. It also appears in American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Within Vinony's link graph, George Wetherill is referenced by 411 other articles, and connects out to Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences and Harry Hammond Hess.
It sits within the topics 1925 births, 2006 deaths and 20th-century American physicists.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Described at
Srpnové výročí: George West Wetherill | Osobnosti | Články | Astronomický informační server astro.cz
Česká astronomická společnost
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- geologist
- Position held
- director
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- Carnegie Institution for Science
- Field of work
- astrophysics
- Military branch
- United States Navy
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- date of death
- 2006-07-19
- date of birth
- 1925-08-12
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart disease
- influenced by
- Viktor Safronov
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