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Carl Eckart

American physicist (1902-1973) · United States · Scientists · Died at 71

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Carl Henry Eckart was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator.

A life in dates

1973Died23 October 19731972William Bowie MedalAward1966Alexander Agassiz MedalAward1927Guggenheim FellowshipAward1902Born4 May 1902

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Awards

William Bowie Medal1972
Alexander Agassiz Medal1966
Guggenheim Fellowship1927

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Spouse: Klara Dan von Neumann

About this person

Carl Henry Eckart was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed the Wigner-Eckart theorem and is also known for the Eckart conditions in quantum mechanics, the Eckart-Young theorem in linear algebra, and his work on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and continuum mechanics, including a relativistic treatment.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1973 · aged 71

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