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Carl H. Brans
American physicist1935 to 2026
Wikidata names Charles W. Misner and Robert H. Dicke as doctoral advisors and lists 1 doctoral student. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2
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Students on Wikidata1
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The line above and below4 steps
The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.
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stated by WikidataCharles W. Misnerstated by WikidataRobert H. Dicke
- 2 steps up
stated by WikidataArnold Rossstated by WikidataJohn Archibald Wheelerstated by WikidataLee Alvin DuBridge
- 3 steps up
stated by WikidataCharles Elwood Mendenhallstated by WikidataKarl Herzfeldstated by WikidataLeonard Eugene Dickson
- 4 steps up
stated by WikidataArnold Sommerfeldstated by WikidataEliakim Hastings Moorestated by WikidataFriedrich Hasenöhrlstated by WikidataHenry Augustus Rowland
Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 1 person: 1 stated by Wikidata.
Education and career3
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