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Robert Frederick Christy
(1916-2012)

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1941
Thesis: Cosmic-ray burst production and the spin of the mesotron
Advisor(s): Oppenheimer, Julius Robert

Students:

AGID Name University Year Degree Awarded
1921 O'Reilly, James Donald California Institute of Technology 1950

Mentees:

AGID Name University Year Degree Awarded
3693 Keeley, Douglas Allan California Institute of Technology 1970
3070 Castor, John Irvin California Institute of Technology 1967

According to our current online database, Robert Frederick Christy has 1 student and 2 mentees. We welcome any additional information.

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