# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-c-slater
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:04:31.915Z

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name: "John C. Slater"
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description: "John Clarke Slater was an American physicist who advanced the theory of the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids. He also made major contributions to microwave electronics. He received a B.S. in physics from the University of Rochester in 1920 and a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard in 1923, then did post-doctoral work at the universities of Cambridge (briefly) and Copenhagen. On his return to the U.S. he joined the physics department at Harvard."
tagline: "American physicist (1900–1976)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1900-12-22"
deathDate: "1976-07-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump