http://ouhos.org/2010/08/24/physics-centennial-1-nielsens-students/ "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ouhos.org/2010/08/24/physics-centennial-1-nielsens-students/#comment-39 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:17:31 +0000 https://ouhos.wordpress.com/?p=576#comment-39 [...] Six years later, Nielsen was one of nine Oklahomans inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, on November 16, 1971. At the induction ceremony, Richard G. Fowler delivered the citation for Nielsen, commending Nielsen for “the role his teaching and research have played in the University of Oklahoma’s transition from being a University-in-name to being a University-in-fact.” Fowler pointed out that when Nielsen retired, “he had initiated half of our sixty Oklahoma-bred doctorate physicists in the art of doing research.” Fowler explained, “Nielsen’s men and women learned his lessons well. I only wish I had time to recite the distinguished positions they now hold, about one-third each in teaching, industry and government employment.” (Cf. the previously posted list of Nielsen’s students.) [...]

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