About Wei-Tou Ni
Born 1944. Wei-Tou Ni is a Taiwanese physicist.
Ni Wei-tou (; born 1944 in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang) is a Taiwanese physicist, who graduated from the Department of Physics of National Taiwan University (NTU), and got his PhD in physics and mathematics from the California Institute of Technology. After his retirement on 1 October 2000, he is now appointed as a professor emeritus of the Department of Physics of National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) at Hsinchu, Taiwan, since 2006.
He is an expert of theoretical and experimental gravitational physics, astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and quantum optics etc. He is famous for his alternative theories of gravitation to general relativity, such as Ni (1972), Ni (1973), and Lee, Lightman & Ni (1974). He has been devoted to popular science in Taiwan.
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Who is Wei-Tou Ni?
Taiwanese physicist, born 1944
When was Wei-Tou Ni born?
Wei-Tou Ni was born in 1944 in Ningbo.
What is Wei-Tou Ni's occupation?
Wei-Tou Ni is a physicist.
What nationality is Wei-Tou Ni?
Wei-Tou Ni is Taiwanese.
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