Robert B. Leighton
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American astronomer (1919–1997)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Pasadena
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- California Institute of Technology
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- Paul Sophus Epstein
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- LeightonWorkingOnDish.png
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- member of
- American Physical Society
- date of birth
- 1919-09-10
- date of death
- 1997-03-09
- Commons category
- Robert B. Leighton
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