Brian David Josephson: advisors and students

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Brian David Josephson

Welsh physicistborn 1940

Wikidata names Brian Pippard as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 7 other registers.

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stated by WikidataBrian Pippard
2 steps up
stated by WikidataDavid Shoenberg
3 steps up
stated by WikidataErnest Rutherfordstated by WikidataPyotr Kapitsa
4 steps up
stated by WikidataAbram Ioffestated by WikidataAlexander William Bickertonstated by WikidataJoseph John Thomson

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known as: physicist, university teacher
fields: physics
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1973, Elliott Cresson Medal, 1972, Holweck Prize, 1973, Hughes Medal, 1972, Faraday Medal, 1982, Fritz London Award, 1970, Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Guthrie Medal and Prize, 1972, Faraday Medal and Prize
member of: Royal Society of London, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
notable works: Josephson effect
Wikipedia: in 77 languages

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