Ronald Drever
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ronald W. P. Drever, Ron Drever, Ronald W.P. Drever, R. W. P. Drever
British physicist (1931-2017)
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It sits within the topics 1931 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century Scottish scientists.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Paisley
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- The Glasgow Academy
- Employer
- University of Glasgow
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Ronald Drever Glasgow 2007.jpg
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- WikiProject Mathematics
- date of birth
- 1931-10-26
- birth name
- Ronald William Prest Drever
- date of death
- 2017-03-07
- cause of death
- dementia
- Commons category
- Ronald Drever
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Categories
1931 births2017 deaths20th-century Scottish scientistsAlumni of the University of GlasgowBritish expatriate academics in the United StatesBritish experimental physicistsCalifornia Institute of Technology facultyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesFellows of the American Physical SocietyGravitational-wave astronomersKavli Prize laureates in AstrophysicsLaser researchersMembers of the Norwegian Academy of Science and LettersPeople educated at the Glasgow AcademyPeople from Bishopton, RenfrewshireScottish expatriates in the United StatesScottish physicists