SettingsAmerican nuclear physicists
Abdel-Moniem El-Ganayni
Dr. Abdel-Moniem ibn Ali El-Ganayni (عبد المنعم بن علي الجنايني) is an Egyptian-born American nuclear physicist, former prison Imam, and an active member of the Pittsburgh Muslim community.
Dr. Abdel-Moniem ibn Ali El-Ganayni (عبد المنعم بن علي الجنايني) is an Egyptian-born American nuclear physicist, former prison Imam, and an active member of the Pittsburgh Muslim community.
Albert Overhauser
Albert W. Overhauser (August 17, 1925 – December 10, 2011) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Albert W. Overhauser (August 17, 1925 – December 10, 2011) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Alvin M. Weinberg
Alvin Martin Weinberg (April 20, 1915 - October 18, 2006) was an American nuclear physicist who was the administrator at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) during and after the Manhattan Proje...
Alvin Martin Weinberg (April 20, 1915 - October 18, 2006) was an American nuclear physicist who was the administrator at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) during and after the Manhattan Proje...
Alvin Radkowsky
Alvin Radkowsky (30 June 1915 - 17 February 2002) was a nuclear physicist and chief scientist at U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion division.
Alvin Radkowsky (30 June 1915 - 17 February 2002) was a nuclear physicist and chief scientist at U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion division.
Amasa Stone Bishop
Amasa Stone Bishop (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1921) was an American nuclear physicist specializing in fusion physics.
Amasa Stone Bishop (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1921) was an American nuclear physicist specializing in fusion physics.
Anatoly Larkin
Anatoly Ivanovich Larkin (Анатолий Иванович Ларкин; October 14, 1932 -August 4, 2005) was a Russian theoretical physicist, universally recognised as a leader in theory of condensed matter, and ...
Anatoly Ivanovich Larkin (Анатолий Иванович Ларкин; October 14, 1932 -August 4, 2005) was a Russian theoretical physicist, universally recognised as a leader in theory of condensed matter, and ...
Anthony Zuppero
Anthony Zuppero is an American nuclear scientist who is noted for his work in nuclear thermal rockets using water as the propellant.
Anthony Zuppero is an American nuclear scientist who is noted for his work in nuclear thermal rockets using water as the propellant.
Arie Bodek
Arie Bodek is an American experimental particle physicist and professor of physics at the University of Rochester.
Arie Bodek is an American experimental particle physicist and professor of physics at the University of Rochester.
Arnold Kramish
Arnold Kramish (June 6, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American nuclear physicist and author who was associated with the Manhattan Project.
Arnold Kramish (June 6, 1923 – June 15, 2010) was an American nuclear physicist and author who was associated with the Manhattan Project.
Arthur Edward Ruark
Arthur Edward Ruark (1899–1979) was an American physicist who actively played a role in the development of quantum mechanics.
Arthur Edward Ruark (1899–1979) was an American physicist who actively played a role in the development of quantum mechanics.
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (August 14, 1886 - March 11, 1950) was a Canadian-American physicist best known for his work in mass spectrometry and his discovery of the uranium isotope 235U.
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (August 14, 1886 - March 11, 1950) was a Canadian-American physicist best known for his work in mass spectrometry and his discovery of the uranium isotope 235U.
Bernard Cohen (physicist)
Bernard Leonard Cohen was born in Pittsburgh, and was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bernard Leonard Cohen was born in Pittsburgh, and was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bernard T. Feld
Bernard T. Feld was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Bernard T. Feld was a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Boyce McDaniel
Boyce Dawkins McDaniel was an American nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and later directed the Cornell University Laboratory of Nuclear Studies.
Boyce Dawkins McDaniel was an American nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and later directed the Cornell University Laboratory of Nuclear Studies.
Brosl Hasslacher
Brosl Hasslacher (May 13, 1941 to November 11, 2005) was a theoretical physicist.
Brosl Hasslacher (May 13, 1941 to November 11, 2005) was a theoretical physicist.
Bruce Cork
Bruce Cork (died October 7, 1994) was a physicist who discovered the antineutron in 1956 while working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Bruce Cork (died October 7, 1994) was a physicist who discovered the antineutron in 1956 while working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Bud Grace
Bud Grace (born c. 1944) is a cartoonist, who has worked on the comic strip Ernie, whose title was later changed to The Piranha Club in the United States.
Bud Grace (born c. 1944) is a cartoonist, who has worked on the comic strip Ernie, whose title was later changed to The Piranha Club in the United States.
Charles Christian Lauritsen
Charles Christian Lauritsen (April 4, 1892–April 13, 1968) was a Danish-born, American physicist.
Charles Christian Lauritsen (April 4, 1892–April 13, 1968) was a Danish-born, American physicist.
Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes (born July 28, 1915) is an American Nobel Prize-winning physicist and educator.
Charles Hard Townes (born July 28, 1915) is an American Nobel Prize-winning physicist and educator.
Charles K. Bockelman
Charles Kincaid Bockelman was an American nuclear physicist and deputy provost of Yale University.
Charles Kincaid Bockelman was an American nuclear physicist and deputy provost of Yale University.
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist with expertise in the techniques of experimental physics and radioactivity.
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist with expertise in the techniques of experimental physics and radioactivity.
Clarence Max Fowler
Clarence Max Fowler (November 26, 1918 - February 27, 2006) was an American physicist who worked at Los Alamos between 1952 and 1996.
Clarence Max Fowler (November 26, 1918 - February 27, 2006) was an American physicist who worked at Los Alamos between 1952 and 1996.
Claude Wendell Horton, Jr.
Professor Wendell Horton (born February 1942) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin and a widely known authority in plasma physics.
Professor Wendell Horton (born February 1942) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin and a widely known authority in plasma physics.
Clifford Shull
Clifford Glenwood Shull (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 23, 1915 – March 31, 2001) was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist.
Clifford Glenwood Shull (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 23, 1915 – March 31, 2001) was a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist.
Colonel Paul Baker, Jr.
Colonel Paul Baker, Jr. (10 February 1921 – 8 May 2011) was a devoted family man, United States Air Force pilot, nuclear physicist, and lifelong student of the saxophone.
Colonel Paul Baker, Jr. (10 February 1921 – 8 May 2011) was a devoted family man, United States Air Force pilot, nuclear physicist, and lifelong student of the saxophone.
Conrad Longmire
Conrad Lee Longmire was an American theoretical physicist who was best known as the discoverer of the mechanism behind high-altitude electromagnetic pulse.
Conrad Lee Longmire was an American theoretical physicist who was best known as the discoverer of the mechanism behind high-altitude electromagnetic pulse.
David Allan Bromley
David Allan Bromley was a Canadian–American physicist, academic administrator and Science Advisor to American president George H. W. Bush.
David Allan Bromley was a Canadian–American physicist, academic administrator and Science Advisor to American president George H. W. Bush.
David B. Kaplan
David B. Kaplan (born 1958) is the director of the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) at the University of Washington.
David B. Kaplan (born 1958) is the director of the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT) at the University of Washington.
David Delano Clark
David Delano Clark (February 10, 1924 – December 22, 1997) was a nuclear physicist best known for his work at Cornell University building nuclear reactors and using them to perform neutron...
David Delano Clark (February 10, 1924 – December 22, 1997) was a nuclear physicist best known for his work at Cornell University building nuclear reactors and using them to perform neutron...
David J. Thouless
David James Thouless (born in 1934 in Bearsden, Scotland) is a condensed matter physicist and Wolf Prize winner.
David James Thouless (born in 1934 in Bearsden, Scotland) is a condensed matter physicist and Wolf Prize winner.
Donald J. Hughes
Donald J. Hughes was an American nuclear physicist, chiefly notable as one of the signers of the Franck Report in June, 1945, recommending that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a wea...
Donald J. Hughes was an American nuclear physicist, chiefly notable as one of the signers of the Franck Report in June, 1945, recommending that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a wea...
Edward Condon
Edward Uhler Condon was a distinguished American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in quantum mechanics, and a participant in the development of radar and nuclear weapons during World War II. He beca...
Edward Uhler Condon was a distinguished American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in quantum mechanics, and a participant in the development of radar and nuclear weapons during World War II. He beca...
Edward Mills Purcell
Edward Mills Purcell was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids.
Edward Mills Purcell was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and in solids.
Edward Teller
Edward Teller (Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he...
Edward Teller (Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he...
Emil Konopinski
Emil John (Jan) Konopinski (December 25, 1911 in Michigan City, Indiana - May 26, 1990 in Bloomington, Indiana) was an American nuclear scientist of Polish origin.
Emil John (Jan) Konopinski (December 25, 1911 in Michigan City, Indiana - May 26, 1990 in Bloomington, Indiana) was an American nuclear scientist of Polish origin.
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi (; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago...
Enrico Fermi (; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago...
Ernest Courant
Ernest Courant has been called the "father of modern particle accelerators".
Ernest Courant has been called the "father of modern particle accelerators".
Ernest J. Sternglass
Ernest J. Sternglass is an emeritus professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project.
Ernest J. Sternglass is an emeritus professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project.
Ernest Lawrence
Ernest Orlando Lawrence was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate, known for his invention, utilization, and improvement of the cyclotron atom-smasher beginning in 1929, based on his studies ...
Ernest Orlando Lawrence was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate, known for his invention, utilization, and improvement of the cyclotron atom-smasher beginning in 1929, based on his studies ...
Ernst Henry Krause
Dr Ernst H. Krause (2 May 1913 in Milwaukee, WI – 23 August 1989 in Newport Beach, CA) was an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive.
Dr Ernst H. Krause (2 May 1913 in Milwaukee, WI – 23 August 1989 in Newport Beach, CA) was an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive.
Ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Ernst Stuhlinger was a German-born American atomic, electrical and rocket scientist.
Erwin Hahn
Erwin L. Hahn is a U.S. physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance.
Erwin L. Hahn is a U.S. physicist, best known for his work on nuclear magnetic resonance.
Eugene Feenberg
Eugene Feenberg (October 6, 1906 in Fort Smith, Texas – November 7, 1977) was an American physicist who made contributions to quantum mechanics and nuclear physics.
Eugene Feenberg (October 6, 1906 in Fort Smith, Texas – November 7, 1977) was an American physicist who made contributions to quantum mechanics and nuclear physics.
Eugene T. Booth
Eugene Theodore Booth (1912 in Rome, Georgia – 6 March 2004) was an American nuclear physicist.
Eugene Theodore Booth (1912 in Rome, Georgia – 6 March 2004) was an American nuclear physicist.
Francis G. Slack
Francis Goddard Slack (November 1, 1897 in Superior, Wisconsin – 1985) was an American physicist.
Francis Goddard Slack (November 1, 1897 in Superior, Wisconsin – 1985) was an American physicist.
Franco Rasetti
Franco Dino Rasetti was an Italian scientist.
Franco Dino Rasetti was an Italian scientist.
Frank N. von Hippel
Frank N. von Hippel, Professor and Co-Director, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Frank N. von Hippel, Professor and Co-Director, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Frank Oppenheimer
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, was a target of McCarthyism, and was later the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Franz N. D. Kurie
Franz Newell Devereux Kurie (February 6, 1907 in Victor, Colorado – June 12, 1972) was an American physicist who, while working at Yale in 1933, showed that the neutron was neither a dumb-bell-s...
Franz Newell Devereux Kurie (February 6, 1907 in Victor, Colorado – June 12, 1972) was an American physicist who, while working at Yale in 1933, showed that the neutron was neither a dumb-bell-s...
Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
G. N. Glasoe
G. Norris Glasoe (29 October 1902 – May 1987) was an American nuclear physicist.
G. Norris Glasoe (29 October 1902 – May 1987) was an American nuclear physicist.
Gary L. Bennett
Gary L. Bennett is an American scientist and engineer, specializing in aerospace and energy.
Gary L. Bennett is an American scientist and engineer, specializing in aerospace and energy.
George Gamow
George Gamow (; August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Russian: Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a Ukrainian-born theoretical physicist and cosmologist - notably an early advocate a...
George Gamow (; August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Russian: Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a Ukrainian-born theoretical physicist and cosmologist - notably an early advocate a...
George Kistiakowsky
George Bogdan Kistiakowsky was a Ukrainian-American chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project and later served as President Eisenhower's Science Advisor.
George Bogdan Kistiakowsky was a Ukrainian-American chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project and later served as President Eisenhower's Science Advisor.
George Wetherill
George Wetherill (August 12, 1925 -- July 19, 2006) was the Director Emeritus, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC, USA.
George Wetherill (August 12, 1925 -- July 19, 2006) was the Director Emeritus, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC, USA.
Gerald Schroeder
Gerald Lawrence Schroeder is an Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Exe...
Gerald Lawrence Schroeder is an Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Exe...
Gilbert Jerome Perlow
Gilbert "Gil" Jerome Perlow (10 February 1916 – 17 February 2007), was an American physicist famous for his work related to the Mössbauer effect, and an editor of the Journal of Applied Physics ...
Gilbert "Gil" Jerome Perlow (10 February 1916 – 17 February 2007), was an American physicist famous for his work related to the Mössbauer effect, and an editor of the Journal of Applied Physics ...
Gregory Breit
Gregory Breit (July 14, 1899 – September 11, 1981) was a Russian-born American physicist and professor at universities in New York, Wisconsin, Yale, and Buffalo.
Gregory Breit (July 14, 1899 – September 11, 1981) was a Russian-born American physicist and professor at universities in New York, Wisconsin, Yale, and Buffalo.
H. Pierre Noyes
H. Pierre Noyes (born 1923) is an American nuclear physicist.
H. Pierre Noyes (born 1923) is an American nuclear physicist.
Hans Bethe
Hans Albrecht Bethe (; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005) was a German-American nuclear physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
Hans Albrecht Bethe (; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005) was a German-American nuclear physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.
Haroutune Krikor Daghlian, Jr. was an Armenian-American physicist with the Manhattan Project who accidentally irradiated himself on August 21, 1945, during a critical mass experiment at the remo...
Haroutune Krikor Daghlian, Jr. was an Armenian-American physicist with the Manhattan Project who accidentally irradiated himself on August 21, 1945, during a critical mass experiment at the remo...
Henry DeWolf Smyth
Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth (May 1, 1898 – September 11, 1986) was an American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat who played a number of key roles in the early development of nuclear energy.
Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth (May 1, 1898 – September 11, 1986) was an American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat who played a number of key roles in the early development of nuclear energy.
Henry H. Barschall
Henry Herman ("Heinz") Barschall (April 29, 1915 – February 4, 1997) was a German-American physicist.
Henry Herman ("Heinz") Barschall (April 29, 1915 – February 4, 1997) was a German-American physicist.
Henry Hurwitz, Jr.
Henry Hurwitz, Jr. (December 25, 1918 – April 14, 1992), was a physicist at General Electric Company who pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants and helped engineer the reactor f...
Henry Hurwitz, Jr. (December 25, 1918 – April 14, 1992), was a physicist at General Electric Company who pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants and helped engineer the reactor f...
Henry Margenau
Henry Margenau (1901 - February 8, 1997) was a German-U.S. physicist, and philosopher of science.
Henry Margenau (1901 - February 8, 1997) was a German-U.S. physicist, and philosopher of science.
Herbert J.C. Kouts
Dr. Herbert J. C. Kouts was an American nuclear physicist and engineer, a pioneer in nuclear safety, director of nuclear reactor safety research at the Atomic Energy Commission.
Dr. Herbert J. C. Kouts was an American nuclear physicist and engineer, a pioneer in nuclear safety, director of nuclear reactor safety research at the Atomic Energy Commission.
Herman Feshbach
Herman Feshbach (February 2, 1917, in New York City — 22 December, 2000, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American physicist.
Herman Feshbach (February 2, 1917, in New York City — 22 December, 2000, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American physicist.
Hugh David Politzer
Hugh David Politzer (born 31 August 1949) is an American theoretical physicist.
Hugh David Politzer (born 31 August 1949) is an American theoretical physicist.
Isidor Isaac Rabi
Isidor Isaac Rabi (; 29 July 1898 – 11 January 1988) was a Galician-born American physicist and Nobel laureate recognized in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance.
Isidor Isaac Rabi (; 29 July 1898 – 11 January 1988) was a Galician-born American physicist and Nobel laureate recognized in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance.
Ivan Itkin
Ivan Itkin is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Ivan Itkin is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
J. D. Jackson
John David Jackson is a Canadian–American physics professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A...
John David Jackson is a Canadian–American physics professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A...
J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. was an African American mathematician and nuclear scientist, who gained first fame on entering the University of Chicago at age 13, becoming its youngest ever student.
Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr. was an African American mathematician and nuclear scientist, who gained first fame on entering the University of Chicago at age 13, becoming its youngest ever student.
J. Marvin Herndon
J. Marvin Herndon is an American interdisciplinary scientist, who earned his BA degree in physics in 1970 from the University of California, San Diego and his Ph.D. degree in nuclear chemistry i...
J. Marvin Herndon is an American interdisciplinary scientist, who earned his BA degree in physics in 1970 from the University of California, San Diego and his Ph.D. degree in nuclear chemistry i...
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jack Cover
John "Jack" Higson Cover, Jr. (April 6, 1920 – February 7, 2009) was the inventor of the Taser stun gun.
John "Jack" Higson Cover, Jr. (April 6, 1920 – February 7, 2009) was the inventor of the Taser stun gun.
James Rainwater
Leo James Rainwater was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
Leo James Rainwater was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
James Van Allen
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa.
Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold Reinach Zacharias (January 23, 1905–July 16, 1986) was an American physicist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jerrold Reinach Zacharias (January 23, 1905–July 16, 1986) was an American physicist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Joan Hinton
Joan Hinton (Chinese name: 寒春, Pinyin: Hán Chūn; 20 October 1921 – 8 June 2010) was a nuclear physicist and one of the few women who worked for the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.
Joan Hinton (Chinese name: 寒春, Pinyin: Hán Chūn; 20 October 1921 – 8 June 2010) was a nuclear physicist and one of the few women who worked for the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.
John Alexander Simpson
John Alexander Simpson worked as an experimental nuclear, and cosmic ray physicist who was deeply committed to educating the public and political leaders about science and its implications.
John Alexander Simpson worked as an experimental nuclear, and cosmic ray physicist who was deeply committed to educating the public and political leaders about science and its implications.
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist who was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked ...
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist who was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked ...
John Backus (acoustician)
John Graham Backus (April 29, 1911 – October 28, 1988) was an American physicist and acoustician.
John Graham Backus (April 29, 1911 – October 28, 1988) was an American physicist and acoustician.
John C. Browne
John C. Browne was born on July 29, 1942 in Pottstown, Pa. as the fifth child of Charles I. and Mary Agnes (Titzer) Browne.
John C. Browne was born on July 29, 1942 in Pottstown, Pa. as the fifth child of Charles I. and Mary Agnes (Titzer) Browne.
John David Jackson (physicist)
John David Jackson is a Canadian–American physics professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
John David Jackson is a Canadian–American physics professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and a faculty senior scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
John G. Cramer
John G. Cramer is a professor of physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, the United States.
John G. Cramer is a professor of physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, the United States.
John H. Manley
John H. Manley (July 21, 1907 – June 11, 1990) was an American physicist who worked with J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley before becoming a group leader duri...
John H. Manley (July 21, 1907 – June 11, 1990) was an American physicist who worked with J. Robert Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley before becoming a group leader duri...
John Poindexter
John Marlan Poindexter is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official.
John Marlan Poindexter is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official.
John R. Dunning
John Ray Dunning was an American physicist who played key roles in the development of the atomic bomb.
John Ray Dunning was an American physicist who played key roles in the development of the atomic bomb.
Joseph O. Hirschfelder
Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.
Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.
Katharine Way
Katherine Way was an American physicist known for her work on nuclear structure.
Katherine Way was an American physicist known for her work on nuclear structure.
Kenneth Bainbridge
Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (July 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996) was an American physicist at Harvard University who did work on cyclotron research.
Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (July 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996) was an American physicist at Harvard University who did work on cyclotron research.
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie (June 15, 1912 – July 4, 2002) together with Dale R. Corson and Emilio Segrè, synthesized the element astatine, in 1940.
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie (June 15, 1912 – July 4, 2002) together with Dale R. Corson and Emilio Segrè, synthesized the element astatine, in 1940.
Kip Siegel
Keeve M. (Kip) Siegel (1923-1975) was a US physicist.
Keeve M. (Kip) Siegel (1923-1975) was a US physicist.
L.T.E. Thompson
Dr. Louis Ten Eyck "Tec" Thompson; known as Dr. Tommy was a US physicist interested in thermodynamica and ballistics and as an expert working for the US Navy from 1920 to 1954.
Dr. Louis Ten Eyck "Tec" Thompson; known as Dr. Tommy was a US physicist interested in thermodynamica and ballistics and as an expert working for the US Navy from 1920 to 1954.
Ladislas Goldstein
Ladislas Goldstein was (February 6, 1906 – July 15, 1994) was professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois (1951–72) and visiting professor of Physics at the Universit...
Ladislas Goldstein was (February 6, 1906 – July 15, 1994) was professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois (1951–72) and visiting professor of Physics at the Universit...
Leland John Haworth
Leland John Haworth (July 11, 1904 – March 5, 1979) was an American particle physicist.
Leland John Haworth (July 11, 1904 – March 5, 1979) was an American particle physicist.
Leona Woods
Leona Woods (1919–1986), later called Leona Woods Marshall and Leona Woods Marshall Libby, was an American physicist who helped build the first nuclear reactor and the first atomic bomb.
Leona Woods (1919–1986), later called Leona Woods Marshall and Leona Woods Marshall Libby, was an American physicist who helped build the first nuclear reactor and the first atomic bomb.
Leó Szilárd
Leó Szilárd was an Austro-Hungarian physicist and inventor who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the ...
Leó Szilárd was an Austro-Hungarian physicist and inventor who conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the ...
Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis W. Alvarez was an American experimental physicist and inventor, who spent nearly all of his long professional career on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley.
Luis W. Alvarez was an American experimental physicist and inventor, who spent nearly all of his long professional career on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley.
Luise Meyer-Schützmeister
Luise Meyer-Schützmeister (1915 in Germany – 1981) was a senior physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory and she aided in the measurement of gamma rays produced in nuclear reactions an...
Luise Meyer-Schützmeister (1915 in Germany – 1981) was a senior physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory and she aided in the measurement of gamma rays produced in nuclear reactions an...
Marcel Schein
Marcel Schein (June 9, 1902, in Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Czech Republic) - February 20, 1960, in Chicago) was a Bohemian-born American physicist.
Marcel Schein (June 9, 1902, in Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Czech Republic) - February 20, 1960, in Chicago) was a Bohemian-born American physicist.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomi...
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomi...
Mark Muir Mills
Mark Muir Mills (August 8, 1917–April 7, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and a developer of atomic bombs.
Mark Muir Mills (August 8, 1917–April 7, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and a developer of atomic bombs.
Marshall Rosenbluth
Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth (5 February, 1927 – 28 September, 2003) was an American plasma physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Marshall Nicholas Rosenbluth (5 February, 1927 – 28 September, 2003) was an American plasma physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Maurice Goldhaber
Maurice Goldhaber (April 18, 1911 – May 11, 2011) was an Austrian-born American physicist, who in 1957 (with Lee Grodzins and Andrew Sunyar) established that neutrinos have negative helicity.
Maurice Goldhaber (April 18, 1911 – May 11, 2011) was an Austrian-born American physicist, who in 1957 (with Lee Grodzins and Andrew Sunyar) established that neutrinos have negative helicity.
Melba Phillips
Melba Newell Phillips (February 1, 1907 - November 8, 2004) was an American physicist and science educator.
Melba Newell Phillips (February 1, 1907 - November 8, 2004) was an American physicist and science educator.
Milton A. Rothman
Milton A. Rothman (1919 – October 6, 2001) was a United States nuclear physicist and college professor.
Milton A. Rothman (1919 – October 6, 2001) was a United States nuclear physicist and college professor.
Nandor Balazs
Nandor Balazs Hungarian-American physicist, external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Nandor Balazs Hungarian-American physicist, external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Noemie Benczer Koller
Noemie Benczer Koller (born 1933) is a nuclear physicist.
Noemie Benczer Koller (born 1933) is a nuclear physicist.
P. Buford Price
Paul Buford Price, usually known as P. Buford Price, is a professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Paul Buford Price, usually known as P. Buford Price, is a professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Peter B. Lyons
Peter B. Lyons was confirmed by the US Senate as the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy on April 14, 2011.
Peter B. Lyons was confirmed by the US Senate as the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy on April 14, 2011.
Peter Pershan
Peter Pershan earned his B.S. at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1956 and his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard University in 1960 for nuclear magnetic resonance under the supervision of Nicolaas...
Peter Pershan earned his B.S. at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1956 and his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard University in 1960 for nuclear magnetic resonance under the supervision of Nicolaas...
Peter Zimmerman
Peter D. Zimmerman is an American nuclear physicist, arms control expert, and former Chief Scientist of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Peter D. Zimmerman is an American nuclear physicist, arms control expert, and former Chief Scientist of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Philip Abelson
Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, a scientific editor, and a science writer.
Philip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, a scientific editor, and a science writer.
Ray Kidder
Ray Kidder is an American physicist and nuclear weapons designer.
Ray Kidder is an American physicist and nuclear weapons designer.
Raymond Herb
Raymond G. Herb (1908–1996) was an American professor of nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Raymond G. Herb (1908–1996) was an American professor of nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Richard F. Post
Dr. Richard F. Post is an American physicist who has done work in nuclear fusion, magnetic levitation and magnetic bearing design and plasma physics, and winner of the James Clerk Maxwell Prize ...
Dr. Richard F. Post is an American physicist who has done work in nuclear fusion, magnetic levitation and magnetic bearing design and plasma physics, and winner of the James Clerk Maxwell Prize ...
Richard Garwin
Richard Lawrence Garwin (born April 19, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American physicist.
Richard Lawrence Garwin (born April 19, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American physicist.
Robert Bacher
Robert Fox Bacher (August 31, 1905 – November 18, 2004) was an American nuclear physicist and one of the leaders of the Manhattan Project.
Robert Fox Bacher (August 31, 1905 – November 18, 2004) was an American nuclear physicist and one of the leaders of the Manhattan Project.
Robert Hofstadter
Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist.
Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990) was an American physicist.
Robert Pound
Robert Vivian Pound (May 16, 1919 – April 12, 2010) was an American physicist who helped discover nuclear magnetic resonance and who devised the famous Pound-Rebka experiment supporting ge...
Robert Vivian Pound (May 16, 1919 – April 12, 2010) was an American physicist who helped discover nuclear magnetic resonance and who devised the famous Pound-Rebka experiment supporting ge...
Robert W. Bussard
Robert W. Bussard was an American physicist who worked primarily in nuclear fusion energy research.
Robert W. Bussard was an American physicist who worked primarily in nuclear fusion energy research.
Ronald Collé
Ronald Collé is a specialist in nuclear and radiochemistry, radionuclidic metrology, and the development of standards.
Ronald Collé is a specialist in nuclear and radiochemistry, radionuclidic metrology, and the development of standards.
Ronald W. Gurney
Ronald Wilfrid Gurney (1898-1953) was an physicist who worked in the early years of Quantum Mechanics together with Edward Condon on the theory of radioactive decay of nuclei.
Ronald Wilfrid Gurney (1898-1953) was an physicist who worked in the early years of Quantum Mechanics together with Edward Condon on the theory of radioactive decay of nuclei.
Ross Gunn
Ross Gunn was an American physicist, a key player in the USA nuclear submarine program, and a principal in the Manhattan Project.
Ross Gunn was an American physicist, a key player in the USA nuclear submarine program, and a principal in the Manhattan Project.
Samuel King Allison
Samuel King Allison (November 13, 1900 – September 15, 1965) was an American physicist, most notable for his role in the Manhattan Project — where among other things he read the coun...
Samuel King Allison (November 13, 1900 – September 15, 1965) was an American physicist, most notable for his role in the Manhattan Project — where among other things he read the coun...
Samuel T. Cohen
Samuel Theodore Cohen (January 25, 1921 – November 28, 2010) was an American physicist who invented the W70 warhead, more popularly known as the neutron bomb.
Samuel Theodore Cohen (January 25, 1921 – November 28, 2010) was an American physicist who invented the W70 warhead, more popularly known as the neutron bomb.
Sergey M. Bezrukov
Sergey M. Bezrukov is a biophysicist notable for his work on ion channels and stochastic resonance.
Sergey M. Bezrukov is a biophysicist notable for his work on ion channels and stochastic resonance.
Sidney Dancoff
Sidney Michael Dancoff was an American theoretical physicist best known for the Tamm–Dancoff approximation method and for nearly developing a renormalization method for solving quantum electrody...
Sidney Michael Dancoff was an American theoretical physicist best known for the Tamm–Dancoff approximation method and for nearly developing a renormalization method for solving quantum electrody...
Sow-Hsin Chen
Sow-Hsin Chen (born in Chia-yi, Taiwan), is an American physicist and Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sow-Hsin Chen (born in Chia-yi, Taiwan), is an American physicist and Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Steve Edwards (physicist)
Steve Edwards is a Professor Emeritus at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida.
Steve Edwards is a Professor Emeritus at Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida.
Stirling Colgate
Stirling Colgate (born 1925) is an American physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a professor emeritus of physics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech).
Stirling Colgate (born 1925) is an American physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a professor emeritus of physics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech).
Tai Tsun Wu
Tai Tsun Wu (, September 1, 1933) is an Chinese American physicist and applied physicist well known for his contributions to high-energy nuclear physics and statistical mechanics.
Tai Tsun Wu (, September 1, 1933) is an Chinese American physicist and applied physicist well known for his contributions to high-energy nuclear physics and statistical mechanics.
Ted Taylor (physicist)
Theodore Brewster Taylor, was a Mexican-born, American theoretical physicist and prominent nuclear weapon designer who later in life became a nuclear disarmament advocate.
Theodore Brewster Taylor, was a Mexican-born, American theoretical physicist and prominent nuclear weapon designer who later in life became a nuclear disarmament advocate.
Thomas H. Stix
Thomas Howard Stix (July 12, 1924–April 16, 2001) was an American physicist.
Thomas Howard Stix (July 12, 1924–April 16, 2001) was an American physicist.
Tom Bowles
Tom Bowles is a leading Nuclear Physicist working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Tom Bowles is a leading Nuclear Physicist working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Val Logsdon Fitch
Val Logsdon Fitch (born March 10, 1923, Merriman, Nebraska, USA) is an American nuclear physicist.
Val Logsdon Fitch (born March 10, 1923, Merriman, Nebraska, USA) is an American nuclear physicist.
Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Victor Ninov
Victor Ninov is a former researcher in the nuclear chemistry group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who was alleged to have fabricated the evidence used to claim the creation of ununocti...
Victor Ninov is a former researcher in the nuclear chemistry group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who was alleged to have fabricated the evidence used to claim the creation of ununocti...
Walter Zinn
Walter Henry Zinn (December 10, 1906, Kitchener, Ontario - February 14, 2000, Clearwater, Florida) was a nuclear physicist at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory.
Walter Henry Zinn (December 10, 1906, Kitchener, Ontario - February 14, 2000, Clearwater, Florida) was a nuclear physicist at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory.
William Allen Zajc
William Allen Zajc is a U.S. physicist and professor at Columbia University in New York, NY, USA, where he has worked since 1987.
William Allen Zajc is a U.S. physicist and professor at Columbia University in New York, NY, USA, where he has worked since 1987.
William Bassichis
William H. Bassichis is an American physicist.
William H. Bassichis is an American physicist.
William Nierenberg
William Aaron Nierenberg was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and was director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1965 through 1986.
William Aaron Nierenberg was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and was director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1965 through 1986.
Witold Nazarewicz
Dr. Witold Nazarewicz is a nuclear physicist born in Warsaw, Poland, currently teaching at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Witold Nazarewicz is a nuclear physicist born in Warsaw, Poland, currently teaching at the University of Tennessee.