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Robert Henry Dicke (/ ˈ d ɪ k i /; 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).
Mar 5, 1997 · Dr. Robert H. Dicke, who predicted the discovery of the Big Bang echo, conducted classic experiments in gravity and for a time was a chief challenger to Einstein's general theory of...
Bob Dicke contributed to advances in radar, atomic physics, quantum optics, gravity physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. The unifying theme is his application of powerful and scrupulously controlled experimental methods to issues that really matter.
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May 2, 2024 · Robert H. Dicke (born May 6, 1916, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.—died March 4, 1997, Princeton, N.J.) was an American physicist noted for his theoretical work in cosmology and investigations centring on the general theory of relativity. He also made a number of significant contributions to radar technology and to the field of atomic physics.
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PRINCETON, N.J.--Robert H. Dicke, Princeton University physicist, died today of complications from Parkinson's disease at his home in Princeton. Dicke, 80, was the Albert Einstein Professor of Science, emeritus, at Princeton University.
Dec 6, 2022 · Robert Henry Dicke (/ ˈ d ɪ k i /; May 6, 1916 – March 4, 1997) was an American physicist who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity. [ 1 ]
Jan 1, 1997 · Robert H. Dicke, who made fundamental and lasting contributions to radio astronomy, solar physics, gravitational physics, and cosmology, died in Princeton on 4 March 1997. He is survived by his wife, Annie, whom he married in 1942 and three children.
