Robert H. Dicke

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Robert H. Dicke
Born	Robert Henry Dicke (1916-05-06)May 6, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1997(1997-03-04) (aged 80) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Princeton University (B.S.) University of Rochester (Ph.D)
Known for	Inventor of the lock-in amplifier Dicke model Brans–Dicke theory Dicke effect Dicke radiometer
Spouse	Annie Currie ​ (m. 1942)​
Children	3
Awards	National Medal of Science (1970) Comstock Prize in Physics (1973) Elliott Cresson Medal (1974) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1992)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Doctoral advisor	Lee Alvin DuBridge
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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.^[1] He was the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University (1975–1984).^[2][3][4]