Robert H. Dicke
Robert H. Dicke | |
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| Born | Robert Henry Dicke May 6, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1997 (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (B.S.) University of Rochester (Ph.D) |
| Known for | Inventor of the lock-in amplifier Dicke model Brans–Dicke theory Dicke effect Dicke radiometer Lamb Dicke regime |
| Spouse |
Annie Currie (m. 1942) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | National Medal of Science (1970) Comstock Prize in Physics (1973) Elliott Cresson Medal (1974) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral advisor | Lee Alvin DuBridge |
| Signature | |
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| Physical cosmology |
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Robert Henry Dicke (/ˈdɪki/; May 6, 1916 – March 4, 1997) was an American astronomer and physicist who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity. He was the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University (1975–1984).