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Robert Watson-Watt
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physicist (1892-1973)
OverviewAI-generated
Robert Watson-Watt was a physicist, inventor, and university teacher, born on 13 April 1892 in Brechin. He was educated at the University of Dundee, where he earned a Bachelor of Science, and worked in the field of physics. His employers included the University of Dundee, the Met Office, and the Air Ministry. His notable work includes radar and the Chain Home radar system.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the Royal Society and the International Astronomical Union, and he received the Elliott Cresson Medal and the Hughes Medal. His full name was Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, and his relatives included James Watt. He died on 5 December 1973 in Inverness.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Three Steps to Victory
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923-03-03
- Active to
- 2012-05-29
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,780x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,550x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,824x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,789x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,499x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Watt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Brechin
- Place of death
- Inverness
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Dundee
- Employer
- Air Ministry
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- radar
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Robert Watson-Watt.jpg
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- member of
- International Astronomical Union
- Commons category
- Robert Watson-Watt
- date of birth
- 1892-04-13
- date of death
- 1973-12-05
- name in native language
- Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- relative
- James Watt
- birth name
- Robert Alexander Watson
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