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Samuel W. Alderson

American inventor1914 to 2005

Wikidata names J. Robert Oppenheimer as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and VIAF.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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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 WikidataJ. Robert Oppenheimer
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stated by WikidataMax Born
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stated by WikidataCarl David Tolmé Runge
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stated by WikidataErnst Kummerstated by WikidataKarl Weierstraß

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known as: inventor
awards: National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2013
Wikipedia: in 6 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaSamuel W. Alderson
stated by WikidataWikidataQ1352633
stated by WikidataVIAF311786561

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q1352633,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Samuel W. Alderson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1352633},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Samuel W. Alderson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1352633