Robert H. Dicke

Robert H. Dicke
Born
Robert Henry Dicke

(1916-05-06)May 6, 1916
DiedMarch 4, 1997(1997-03-04) (aged 80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University (B.S.)
University of Rochester (Ph.D)
Known forInventor of the lock-in amplifier
Dicke model
Brans–Dicke theory
Dicke effect
Dicke radiometer
Lamb Dicke regime
Spouse
Annie Currie
(m. 1942)
Children3
AwardsNational Medal of Science (1970)
Comstock Prize in Physics (1973)
Elliott Cresson Medal (1974)
Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Doctoral advisorLee Alvin DuBridge
Signature

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).