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Robert Hofstadter

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Robert Hofstadter

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American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990)

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Robert Hofstadter was born on February 5, 1915, and died on November 17, 1990. He was an author whose works include *The atomic nucleus*, *Electron scattering and nuclear and nucleon structure*, and *Foundations for excellence in the chemical process industries*. He held an Erdős number of 5.

Hofstadter was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, and the Nobel Physics collection. He was associated with one Nobel Prize. His work has been referenced by 684 other encyclopedia articles.

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Born
1915
Works
3

Top works

  • The atomic nucleus
  • Electron scattering and nuclear and nucleon structure
  • Foundations for excellence in the chemical process industries

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5 total works indexed

  1. Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

    · 1988 · cited 95,746x

  2. Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

    · 2011 · cited 56,523x

  3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

    · 2009 · cited 46,797x

  4. Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso

    · 1996 · cited 39,763x

  5. The PHQ-9

    · 2001 · cited 39,459x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physics1961

    “for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons”

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist. He was the joint winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics (together with Rudolf Mössbauer) "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his consequent discoveries concerning the structure of nucleons".

Biography

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