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Robert Hofstadter

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Robert Hofstadter

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American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)

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Robert Hofstadter was born on February 5, 1915, and died on November 17, 1990. He was an author whose works include *The atomic nucleus*, *Electron scattering and nuclear and nucleon structure*, and *Foundations for excellence in the chemical process industries*. He held an Erdős number of 5.

Hofstadter was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the Nobel Physics collection. He was associated with one Nobel Prize. His work has been referenced by 684 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1915
Works
3

Top works

  • The atomic nucleus
  • Electron scattering and nuclear and nucleon structure
  • Foundations for excellence in the chemical process industries

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

    · 1988 · cited 95,746x

  2. Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

    · 2011 · cited 56,523x

  3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

    · 2009 · cited 46,797x

  4. Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso

    · 1996 · cited 39,763x

  5. The PHQ-9

    · 2001 · cited 39,459x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1961

    “for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Stanford
Child
Douglas Hofstadter
Occupation
astrophysicist
Educated at
DeWitt Clinton High School
Employer
Stanford University
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
physics
Image
Robert Hofstadter.jpg
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Commons category
Robert Hofstadter
date of birth
1915-02-05
date of death
1990-11-17
Erdős number
5
member of
American Philosophical Society
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physics
name in native language
Robert Hofstadter
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
interested in
physics
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics (together with Rudolf Mössbauer) "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons".

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