| LC control no. | n 80109312 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Trefil, James, 1938- |
| Variant(s) | Trefil, James S., 1938- Trefil, J. (James), 1938- Trefil, J. S., 1938- Trefil, Jim, 1938- |
| See also | Employer: George Mason University Employer: University of Virginia Employer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate of: Stanford University Graduate of: University of Oxford Graduate of: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Fairfax (Va.) |
| Birth date | 1938-09-10 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Physics |
| Affiliation | George Mason University University of Virginia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Profession or occupation | Physicists College teachers |
| Found in | Introduction to the physics of fluids and solids, 1974. A scientist at the seashore, c1984: CIP t.p. (James Trefil) 1001 things everyone should know about science, c1992: CIP t.p. (James Trefil) publr. info. (Jim Trefil; Robinson Prof. of Physics, Geo. Mason Univ.) LC database, June 20, 2014 (hdg.: Trefil, James S., 1938- ; usage: James Trefil [predominant form], James S. Trefil, J.S. Trefil) Info. from 678 converted June 25, 2014 ( b. 9/10/38) Wikipedia, viewed September 3, 2020 (James Trefil; James Stanley Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of nearly fifty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Born in Chicago, Illinois. He obtained his Bachelor of Science at the University of Illinois in 1960. He read his Master of Arts at Oxford University (England) in 1962 where he studied as a Marshall Scholar. In 1964 he obtained his Master of Science at Stanford University and in 1966 his PhD (Physics) at Stanford University. His areas of research have included particle physics, fluid mechanics, medical physics and the earth sciences. He was appointed assistant professor of physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana from 1968 to 1970. From 1970 to 1975 he was a fellow of the Center for Advanced Studies and an associate professor at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He was appointed professor of physics at University of Virginia from 1975 to 1988. Since 1988 he has held the position of Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Nationality: American) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Trefil> |
| Associated language | eng |
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