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Frederick Seitz

Frederick Seitz[pronunciation?] (July 4, 1911 – March 2, 2008) was an American physicist, a pioneer of solid state physics, and climate change denier. Seitz was the 4th president of Rockefeller University from 1968 to 1978, and the 17th president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1962 to 1969. Seitz was the recipient of the National Medal of…

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Known for
Wigner–Seitz unit cell
Education
Stanford University (BS) Princeton University (PhD)
Born
(1911-07-04)July 4, 1911 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died
March 2, 2008(2008-03-02) (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Eugene Wigner
Doctoral students
Franco Bassani Ronald Fuchs Jack Goldman Walter A. Harrison [de] James Stark Koehler

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Frederick Seitz → Joshua Lederberg, Philip Handler
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Frederick Seitz → (1911-07-04)July 4, 1911 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died · 1
Frederick Seitz → March 2, 2008(2008-03-02) (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Frederick Seitz → Eugene Wigner
Doctoral students · 1
Frederick Seitz → Franco Bassani Ronald Fuchs Jack Goldman Walter A. Harrison [de] James Stark Koehler
Education · 1
Frederick Seitz → Stanford University (BS) Princeton University (PhD)
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Frederick Seitz → Physics
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Frederick Seitz → Wigner–Seitz unit cell

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Frederick SeitzBorn(1911-07-04)July 4, 1911 San Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzDiedMarch 2, 2008(2008-03-02) (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzDoctoral advisorEugene Wigner1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzDoctoral studentsFranco Bassani Ronald Fuchs Jack Goldman Walter A. Harrison [de] James Stark Koehler1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzEducationStanford University (BS) Princeton University (PhD)1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzFieldsPhysics1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzKnown forWigner–Seitz unit cell1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzPreceded byDetlev Bronk1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzSucceeded byJoshua Lederberg1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzSucceeded byPhilip Handler1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzThesisA matrix-algebraic development of the crystallographic groups (1934)1.00infobox
Frederick SeitzWorkplacesUniversity of Illinois Rockefeller University1.00infobox

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