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Everitt was educated at [[Imperial College London]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[low-temperature physics]].<ref>{{Cite web | last =Kahn | first =Bob | title =Stanford physicist Francis Everitt awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | work =Press release | publisher =Stanford University | date =May 9, 2005 | url =http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2005/pr-everitt-051105.html | accessdate =May 5, 2011 }}</ref> He is [[Professor]] at the [[Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory]] of [[Stanford University]] and is also an Associate Member of the [[Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology]] (KIPAC).
Everitt was educated at [[Imperial College London]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[low-temperature physics]].<ref>{{Cite web | last =Kahn | first =Bob | title =Stanford physicist Francis Everitt awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal | work =Press release | publisher =Stanford University | date =May 9, 2005 | url =http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2005/pr-everitt-051105.html | accessdate =May 5, 2011 }}</ref> He is [[Professor]] at the [[Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory]] of [[Stanford University]] and is also an Associate Member of the [[Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology]] (KIPAC).


Everitt is [[Principal Investigator]] of the [[Gravity Probe B]] mission mainly aimed to test [[frame-dragging]] at an [[expected accuracy]] of 1%. According to [[general relativity]], it is an effect induced by the rotation of the [[Earth]] on orbiting [[gyroscopes]]. Everitt spent more than 40 years on the project and was awarded with the [[NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]]. The results were published in [[Physical Review Letters]] in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Everitt | title=Gravity Probe B: Final Results of a Space Experiment to Test General Relativity | journal = Paper | publisher = Physical Review Letters | date = May 11, 2011 | volume=106 | issue=22 | page=221101 | doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.221101 | pmid=21702590 | s2cid=11878715 | url = http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v106/i22/e221101 | accessdate = Dec 4, 2011 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> The results confirm general relativity's predictions, though not to the project's ambitious goal of 1% precision.
Everitt is [[Principal Investigator]] of the [[Gravity Probe B]] mission mainly aimed to test [[frame-dragging]] at an [[expected accuracy]] of 1%. According to [[general relativity]], it is an effect induced by the rotation of the [[Earth]] on orbiting [[gyroscopes]]. Everitt spent more than 40 years on the project and was awarded with the [[NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal]]. The results were published in [[Physical Review Letters]] in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Everitt | title=Gravity Probe B: Final Results of a Space Experiment to Test General Relativity | journal = Paper | publisher = Physical Review Letters | date = May 11, 2011 | volume=106 | issue=22 | page=221101 | doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.221101 | pmid=21702590 | s2cid=11878715 | url = http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v106/i22/e221101 | accessdate = Dec 4, 2011 |display-authors=etal| arxiv=1105.3456 }}</ref> The results confirm general relativity's predictions, though not to the project's ambitious goal of 1% precision.


In 1985, along with [[Remo Ruffini]], [[Riccardo Giacconi]], [[Abdus Salam]], Paul Boynton, [[George Coyne]], and [[Fang Lizhi|Fang Li-Zhi]], Professor Everitt co-founded the [[International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics]]. Everitt is the current Chairman of the [[ICRANet]] Steering Committee for the [[ICRANet]] Center at the [[Stanford University|Leland Stanford Junior University]].
In 1985, along with [[Remo Ruffini]], [[Riccardo Giacconi]], [[Abdus Salam]], Paul Boynton, [[George Coyne]], and [[Fang Lizhi|Fang Li-Zhi]], Professor Everitt co-founded the [[International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics]]. Everitt is the current Chairman of the [[ICRANet]] Steering Committee for the [[ICRANet]] Center at the [[Stanford University|Leland Stanford Junior University]].

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Francis Everitt
Francis Everitt at a NASA press conference
Born (1934-03-08) 8 March 1934 (age 90)
OccupationPhysicist
Known forGravity Probe B, relativity
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, History of Science and Technology 1976 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal 2005

C. W. Francis Everitt (born 8 March 1934) is a US-based English physicist working on experimental testing of general relativity.

Everitt was educated at Imperial College London and the University of Pennsylvania in low-temperature physics.[1] He is Professor at the Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory of Stanford University and is also an Associate Member of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC).

Everitt is Principal Investigator of the Gravity Probe B mission mainly aimed to test frame-dragging at an expected accuracy of 1%. According to general relativity, it is an effect induced by the rotation of the Earth on orbiting gyroscopes. Everitt spent more than 40 years on the project and was awarded with the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. The results were published in Physical Review Letters in May 2011.[2] The results confirm general relativity's predictions, though not to the project's ambitious goal of 1% precision.

In 1985, along with Remo Ruffini, Riccardo Giacconi, Abdus Salam, Paul Boynton, George Coyne, and Fang Li-Zhi, Professor Everitt co-founded the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. Everitt is the current Chairman of the ICRANet Steering Committee for the ICRANet Center at the Leland Stanford Junior University.

Bibliometric information

As of November 2013, according to the NASA ADS database, the h-index of C.W.F. Everitt is 18, with a total number of citations (self-citations excluded) of about 900. The tori[3] index and the riq[3] index are 12.1 and 62, respectively.

References

  1. ^ Kahn, Bob (May 9, 2005). "Stanford physicist Francis Everitt awarded NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal". Press release. Stanford University. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Everitt; et al. (May 11, 2011). "Gravity Probe B: Final Results of a Space Experiment to Test General Relativity". Paper. 106 (22). Physical Review Letters: 221101. arXiv:1105.3456. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.221101. PMID 21702590. S2CID 11878715. Retrieved Dec 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Pepe, Alberto; Kurtz, Michael J. (November 2012). "A Measure of Total Research Impact Independent of Time and Discipline". PLoS ONE. 7 (11): e46428. arXiv:1209.2124. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...746428P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046428. PMC 3492370. PMID 23144782. e46428.