George Uhlenbeck
George Eugene Uhlenbeck (December 6, 1900 – October 31, 1988) was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist.
George Uhlenbeck | |
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G.E. Uhlenbeck | |
| Born | George Eugene Uhlenbeck December 6, 1900 |
| Died | October 31, 1988 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Known for | Electron spin Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process Quantum Boltzmann equation |
| Children | Olke C. Uhlenbeck |
| Awards | Oersted Medal (1955) Max Planck medal (1964) Lorentz Medal (1970) National Medal of Science (1977) Wolf Prize in Physics (1979) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Columbia University MIT University of Michigan Rockefeller Institute Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Ehrenfest |
| Doctoral students | Max Dresden George W. Ford Emil Konopinski Edwin Albrecht Uehling Seth Putterman |
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