William E. Thornton
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American astronaut (1929–2021)
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- 1
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- Delinquency and Justice
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- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1972-10
heartland rockpop rockrock
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5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,639x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,946x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,024x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,751x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,537x
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- William E. Thornton
- date of birth
- 1929-04-14
- time in space
- 18796
- date of death
- 2021-01-11
- name in native language
- William E. Thornton
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1929 births2021 deathsAmerican astronautsAmerican physicistsMedical doctors from North CarolinaMilitary personnel from North CarolinaPeople from Faison, North CarolinaPhysician astronautsSpace medicine doctorsSpace Shuttle program astronautsUnited States Air Force officersUniversity of Houston–Clear Lake facultyUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine alumni