SettingsManhattan Project people
A. Carl Helmholz
August Carl Helmholz was an American nuclear physicist known for his contributions to high energy particle physics.
August Carl Helmholz was an American nuclear physicist known for his contributions to high energy particle physics.
Aaron Novick
Aaron Novick (1919 - 2000) was a member of the Manhattan Project.
Aaron Novick (1919 - 2000) was a member of the Manhattan Project.
Alan Nunn May
Alan Nunn May was an English physicist, and a confessed and convicted Soviet spy, who supplied secrets of British and United States atomic research to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Alan Nunn May was an English physicist, and a confessed and convicted Soviet spy, who supplied secrets of British and United States atomic research to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Albert Ghiorso
Albert Ghiorso was an American nuclear scientist and close collaborator of Glenn Seaborg who was a co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table.
Albert Ghiorso was an American nuclear scientist and close collaborator of Glenn Seaborg who was a co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table.
Alfred O. C. Nier
Alfred Otto Carl Nier (May 28, 1911 - May 16, 1994) was an American physicist who pioneered the development of mass spectrometry and used it in innovative ways to establish some major scientific...
Alfred Otto Carl Nier (May 28, 1911 - May 16, 1994) was an American physicist who pioneered the development of mass spectrometry and used it in innovative ways to establish some major scientific...
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...
Anthony French
Anthony Philip French (born November 19, 1920) is an emeritus professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Anthony Philip French (born November 19, 1920) is an emeritus professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Arnold Anderson (scientist)
Arnold Anderson was a Six Nations Tuscarora tribal member who worked with Albert Einstein as a chemical engineer on the Manhattan Project to help the United States develop the first Atomic Bomb ...
Arnold Anderson was a Six Nations Tuscarora tribal member who worked with Albert Einstein as a chemical engineer on the Manhattan Project to help the United States develop the first Atomic Bomb ...
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 Compton
Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery of the Compton effect.
Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery of the Compton effect.
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.
Arthur W. Adamson
Arthur W. Adamson was a distinguished chemist who is considered a pioneer in inorganic photochemistry.
Arthur W. Adamson was a distinguished chemist who is considered a pioneer in inorganic photochemistry.
Arthur Widmer
Arthur Widmer (July 25, 1914, Washington, D.C. – May 28, 2006, Los Angeles, California) was an American film special effects pioneer.
Arthur Widmer (July 25, 1914, Washington, D.C. – May 28, 2006, Los Angeles, California) was an American film special effects pioneer.
Berlyn Brixner
Berlyn B. Brixner was the head photographer for the Trinity test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in July 1945.
Berlyn B. Brixner was the head photographer for the Trinity test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in July 1945.
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.
Bruno Pontecorvo
Bruno Pontecorvo (Бру́но Макси́мович Понтеко́рво, Bruno Maksimovich Pontekorvo; Marina di Pisa, Italy, August 22, 1913 – Dubna, Russia, September 24, 1993) was an Italian-born nuclear physic...
Bruno Pontecorvo (Бру́но Макси́мович Понтеко́рво, Bruno Maksimovich Pontekorvo; Marina di Pisa, Italy, August 22, 1913 – Dubna, Russia, September 24, 1993) was an Italian-born nuclear physic...
Bruno Rossi
Bruno Benedetto Rossi (April 13, 1905 – November 21, 1993) was a leading Italian-American experimental physicist.
Bruno Benedetto Rossi (April 13, 1905 – November 21, 1993) was a leading Italian-American experimental physicist.
Bud Uanna
William Lewis "Bud" Uanna (born in Medford, Massachusetts on May 13, 1909) was a United States security expert.
William Lewis "Bud" Uanna (born in Medford, Massachusetts on May 13, 1909) was a United States security expert.
Charles Allen Thomas
Charles Allen Thomas (February 15, 1900 – March 29, 1982) was a noted American chemist and businessman, and an important figure in the Manhattan Project.
Charles Allen Thomas (February 15, 1900 – March 29, 1982) was a noted American chemist and businessman, and an important figure in the Manhattan Project.
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 Critchfield
Charles Louis Critchfield was an American mathematical physicist.
Charles Louis Critchfield was an American mathematical physicist.
Charles D. Coryell
Charles DuBois Coryell (February 21, 1912 – January 7, 1971) was an American chemist who was one of the discoverers of the element promethium.
Charles DuBois Coryell (February 21, 1912 – January 7, 1971) was an American chemist who was one of the discoverers of the element promethium.
Charles Phelps Smyth
Charles Phelps "Charlie" Smyth (February 10, 1895 – March 18, 1990) was an American chemist.
Charles Phelps "Charlie" Smyth (February 10, 1895 – March 18, 1990) was an American chemist.
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 Hiskey
Clarence Francis Hiskey (1912–1998), born Clarence Szczechowski, became active in the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) when he attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin.
Clarence Francis Hiskey (1912–1998), born Clarence Szczechowski, became active in the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) when he attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin.
Cyril Stanley Smith
Cyril Stanley Smith (October 4, 1903–August 25, 1992) was a renowned metallurgist and historian of science.
Cyril Stanley Smith (October 4, 1903–August 25, 1992) was a renowned metallurgist and historian of science.
David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Greenglass
David Greenglass was an atomic spy for the Soviet Union who worked in the Manhattan project.
David Greenglass was an atomic spy for the Soviet Union who worked in the Manhattan project.
David H. Frisch
David H. Frisch ( March 12, 1918- 1991) was an American physicist who helped develop the atom bomb in World War II and later became active in the disarmament movement.
David H. Frisch ( March 12, 1918- 1991) was an American physicist who helped develop the atom bomb in World War II and later became active in the disarmament movement.
Dieter Gruen
Dieter M. Gruen, an internationally respected innovator, is a senior scientist in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory.
Dieter M. Gruen, an internationally respected innovator, is a senior scientist in the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory.
Donald Cooksey
Donald Cooksey (May 15, 1892 – August 19, 1977), was a son of George Cooksey from Birmingham, England and Linda Dows from New York.
Donald Cooksey (May 15, 1892 – August 19, 1977), was a son of George Cooksey from Birmingham, England and Linda Dows from New York.
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...
Ed Westcott
James Edward Westcott (born January 20, 1922) is a photographer who worked for the U.S. government in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War.
James Edward Westcott (born January 20, 1922) is a photographer who worked for the U.S. government in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War.
Edgar Sengier
Edgar Sengier KBE was the director of the Belgian Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II. Sengier is credited with giving the American government access to much of the uranium necessa...
Edgar Sengier KBE was the director of the Belgian Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II. Sengier is credited with giving the American government access to much of the uranium necessa...
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 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...
Edwin McMillan
Edwin Mattison McMillan (September 18, 1907 – September 7, 1991) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate credited with being the first ever to produce a transuranium element.
Edwin Mattison McMillan (September 18, 1907 – September 7, 1991) was an American physicist and Nobel laureate credited with being the first ever to produce a transuranium element.
Eger V. Murphree
Eger Vaughan Murphree (November 3, 1898 – October 29, 1962) was an American chemist, best known for his co-invention of the process of fluid catalytic cracking.
Eger Vaughan Murphree (November 3, 1898 – October 29, 1962) was an American chemist, best known for his co-invention of the process of fluid catalytic cracking.
Egon Bretscher
Egon Bretscher was a Swiss physicist.
Egon Bretscher was a Swiss physicist.
Elda Emma Anderson
Elda Emma Anderson (October 5, 1899–April 17, 1961) was an American physicist and health researcher.
Elda Emma Anderson (October 5, 1899–April 17, 1961) was an American physicist and health researcher.
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.
Emilio G. Segrè
Emilio Gino Segrè was an Italian-born, naturalized American, physicist and Nobel laureate in physics, who with Owen Chamberlain, discovered antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Emilio Gino Segrè was an Italian-born, naturalized American, physicist and Nobel laureate in physics, who with Owen Chamberlain, discovered antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the...
Enrico Fermi was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the...
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 ...
Ernest William Titterton
Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG, Ph. D. was a nuclear physicist and professor.
Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG, Ph. D. was a nuclear physicist and professor.
Eugene Rabinowitch
Eugene Rabinowitch (1901–1973) was a Russian-born American biophysicist who is best known for his work in relation to nuclear weapons, especially as a co-author of the Franck Report and a co-fou...
Eugene Rabinowitch (1901–1973) was a Russian-born American biophysicist who is best known for his work in relation to nuclear weapons, especially as a co-author of the Franck Report and a co-fou...
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.
Eugene Wigner
Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner FRS was a Hungarian American theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner FRS was a Hungarian American theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Felix Bloch
Felix Bloch (October 23, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was a Swiss physicist, working mainly in the U.S.
Felix Bloch (October 23, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was a Swiss physicist, working mainly in the U.S.
Francis Birch (geophysicist)
Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist best known for his experimental work on the properties of Earth-forming minerals at high pressure and temperature, in 1952 he published a well-k...
Albert Francis Birch was an American geophysicist best known for his experimental work on the properties of Earth-forming minerals at high pressure and temperature, in 1952 he published a well-k...
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.
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.
Frank Spedding
Frank Harold Spedding (1902 – 1984) was a Canadian chemist who led a group of chemists at Ames Laboratory which developed an efficient process for obtaining high purity uranium from uraniu...
Frank Harold Spedding (1902 – 1984) was a Canadian chemist who led a group of chemists at Ames Laboratory which developed an efficient process for obtaining high purity uranium from uraniu...
Frank W. Bubb, Sr.
Frank Bubb (July 3, 1892 – May 3, 1961) was a scientist and a mathematician at Washington University.
Frank Bubb (July 3, 1892 – May 3, 1961) was a scientist and a mathematician at Washington University.
Franklin Matthias
Franklin T. Matthias (1908–1993) was an American nuclear engineer who directed construction of the Hanford nuclear site, a key facility of the Manhattan Project during World War II. As a 34-year...
Franklin T. Matthias (1908–1993) was an American nuclear engineer who directed construction of the Hanford nuclear site, a key facility of the Manhattan Project during World War II. As a 34-year...
Frederick Ashworth
Vice Admiral Frederick Lincoln "Dick" Ashworth was a United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan on ...
Vice Admiral Frederick Lincoln "Dick" Ashworth was a United States Navy officer who served as the weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan on ...
G. B. Pegram
George Braxton Pegram (October 24, 1876 - August 12, 1958) was an American physicist who played a key role in the technical administration of the Manhattan Project.
George Braxton Pegram (October 24, 1876 - August 12, 1958) was an American physicist who played a key role in the technical administration of the Manhattan Project.
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.
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
George A. Economou
George Aristotle Economou (June 24, 1923 – April 2, 2003) was an American optical systems expert, who helped set up special cameras to photograph and study the first test of the atomic bom...
George Aristotle Economou (June 24, 1923 – April 2, 2003) was an American optical systems expert, who helped set up special cameras to photograph and study the first test of the atomic bom...
George Cowan
George A. Cowan was an American physical chemist, a businessman and philanthropist.
George A. Cowan was an American physical chemist, a businessman and philanthropist.
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 Koval
George Abramovich Koval (Жорж (Георгий) Абрамович Коваль, Zhorzh Abramovich Koval, December 25, 1913 – January 31, 2006) was a Soviet intelligence officer.
George Abramovich Koval (Жорж (Георгий) Абрамович Коваль, Zhorzh Abramovich Koval, December 25, 1913 – January 31, 2006) was a Soviet intelligence officer.
George Laurence
George Craig Laurence (21 January 1905 – 6 November 1987) was a Canadian nuclear physicist.
George Craig Laurence (21 January 1905 – 6 November 1987) was a Canadian nuclear physicist.
George Placzek
Georg Placzek (September 26, 1905 - October 9, 1955) was a Czech physicist.
Georg Placzek (September 26, 1905 - October 9, 1955) was a Czech physicist.
Gerhart Friedlander
Gerhart Friedlander (born Friedländer, July 28, 1916 – September 6, 2009) was a nuclear chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project.
Gerhart Friedlander (born Friedländer, July 28, 1916 – September 6, 2009) was a nuclear chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project.
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
Ross Lomanitz (1921–2003) was an American physicist.
Ross Lomanitz (1921–2003) was an American physicist.
Glenn T. Seaborg
Glenn Theodore Seaborg (Glenn Teodor Sjöberg; April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American scientist who won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries in the chemistry of the tra...
Glenn Theodore Seaborg (Glenn Teodor Sjöberg; April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American scientist who won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries in the chemistry of the tra...
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.
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.
Hans von Halban
Hans von Halban was a French physicist, of Austrian-Jewish descent.
Hans von Halban was a French physicist, of Austrian-Jewish descent.
Harold Urey
Harold Clayton Urey was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
Harold Clayton Urey was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934.
Harry Gold
Harry Gold (11 December 1910 – 28 August 1972) was a laboratory chemist who was convicted of being the “courier” for a number of Soviet spy rings during the Manhattan Project.
Harry Gold (11 December 1910 – 28 August 1972) was a laboratory chemist who was convicted of being the “courier” for a number of Soviet spy rings during the Manhattan Project.
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 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 L. Anderson
Herbert Lawrence Anderson (May 24, 1914 – July 16, 1988) was an American nuclear physicist who contributed to the Manhattan Project.
Herbert Lawrence Anderson (May 24, 1914 – July 16, 1988) was an American nuclear physicist who contributed to the Manhattan Project.
Holes in My Shoes
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, Holes In My Shoes, Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, Holes In My Shoes, Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Hubert Yockey
Professor Hubert P. Yockey (b.
Professor Hubert P. Yockey (b.
Hugh Bradner
Hugh Bradner (November 5, 1915 – May 5, 2008) was an American physicist at the University of California who is credited with inventing the neoprene wetsuit, which helped to revolutionize scuba d...
Hugh Bradner (November 5, 1915 – May 5, 2008) was an American physicist at the University of California who is credited with inventing the neoprene wetsuit, which helped to revolutionize scuba d...
J. Carson Mark
J. Carson Mark (July 6, 1913 – March 2, 1997) was a Canadian-born American mathematician known especially for his work on developing nuclear weapons for the United States at Los Alamos Nat...
J. Carson Mark (July 6, 1913 – March 2, 1997) was a Canadian-born American mathematician known especially for his work on developing nuclear weapons for the United States at Los Alamos Nat...
J. J. Nickson
James Joseph Nickson, MD (1915-1985) was an American physician and radiation oncologist.
James Joseph Nickson, MD (1915-1985) was an American physician and radiation oncologist.
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 Aeby
Jack W. Aeby is an American mechanical engineer most famous for having taken the only well-exposed color photograph of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945 at the Trinity si...
Jack W. Aeby is an American mechanical engineer most famous for having taken the only well-exposed color photograph of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945 at the Trinity si...
Jack Beers & "Holes In My Shoes"
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, "Holes In My Shoes", Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Star of the award-winning feature film documentary, "Holes In My Shoes", Jack Beers (1910–2009) was known as "New York City's Strongest Boy".
Jacob A. Marinsky
Jacob Akiba Marinsky (1918 – September 1, 2005) was a chemist who was the co-discoverer of the element promethium.
Jacob Akiba Marinsky (1918 – September 1, 2005) was a chemist who was the co-discoverer of the element promethium.
Jacob Beser
Jacob Beser (March 15, 1921 – June 16, 1992) was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August ...
Jacob Beser (March 15, 1921 – June 16, 1992) was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who served during World War II. Beser was the radar specialist aboard the Enola Gay on August ...
Jacob Bigeleisen
Jacob Bigeleisen (pronounced BEEG-a-lie-zen; May 2, 1919 – August 7, 2010) was an American chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project on techniques to extract uranium-235 from uranium ore...
Jacob Bigeleisen (pronounced BEEG-a-lie-zen; May 2, 1919 – August 7, 2010) was an American chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project on techniques to extract uranium-235 from uranium ore...
James Bryant Conant
James Bryant Conant was a chemist, educational administrator, government official and diplomat.
James Bryant Conant was a chemist, educational administrator, government official and diplomat.
James C. Keck
James Collyer Keck was an American physicist and engineer recognized for his work on the Manhattan Project and for developing new methods for combustion engine modeling and high temperature flows.
James Collyer Keck was an American physicist and engineer recognized for his work on the Manhattan Project and for developing new methods for combustion engine modeling and high temperature flows.
James Chadwick
Sir James Chadwick CH FRS was an English Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the neutron.
Sir James Chadwick CH FRS was an English Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the neutron.
James L. Hoard
James Lynn Hoard was an American chemist, a member of the Manhattan Project.
James Lynn Hoard was an American chemist, a member of the Manhattan Project.
James R. Arnold
James Richard Arnold was the Harold C. Urey Professor of Chemistry, and a noted pioneer in the field of planetary and space chemistry at the University of California at San Diego, where an endow...
James Richard Arnold was the Harold C. Urey Professor of Chemistry, and a noted pioneer in the field of planetary and space chemistry at the University of California at San Diego, where an endow...
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.
Jean Tatlock
Jean Frances Tatlock M.D., was an American psychiatrist, physician, and a member of the Communist Party.
Jean Frances Tatlock M.D., was an American psychiatrist, physician, and a member of the Communist Party.
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.
Jesse Beams
Jesse Wakefield Beams (December 25, 1898 in Belle Plaine, Kansas; died July 23, 1977) was an American physicist at the University of Virginia.
Jesse Wakefield Beams (December 25, 1898 in Belle Plaine, Kansas; died July 23, 1977) was an American physicist at the University of Virginia.
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 George Kemeny
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John Gofman
John William Gofman (September 21, 1918 - August 15, 2007) was an American scientist and advocate.
John William Gofman (September 21, 1918 - August 15, 2007) was an American scientist and advocate.
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 I. Yellott
John I. Yellott (October 25, 1908 – December 30, 1986) was a scientist internationally recognized as a pioneer in passive solar energy, and an inventor with many patents to his credit.
John I. Yellott (October 25, 1908 – December 30, 1986) was a scientist internationally recognized as a pioneer in passive solar energy, and an inventor with many patents to his credit.
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.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton was an American professor of Medical Physics, Experimental Medicine, General Medicine, and Experimental Radiology as well as director of the Crocker Laboratory, part of t...
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton was an American professor of Medical Physics, Experimental Medicine, General Medicine, and Experimental Radiology as well as director of the Crocker Laboratory, part of t...
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.
Joseph Rotblat
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS (born Józef Rotblat on 4 November 1908, died 31 August 2005), was a Polish-born, British-naturalised physicist.
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS (born Józef Rotblat on 4 November 1908, died 31 August 2005), was a Polish-born, British-naturalised physicist.
Joseph W. Kennedy
Joseph William Kennedy (May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1957) was an American scientist credited with being a co-discoverer of plutonium along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, and Arthur Wahl.
Joseph William Kennedy (May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1957) was an American scientist credited with being a co-discoverer of plutonium along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, and Arthur Wahl.
Józef Rotblat
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS, (born Józef Rotblat on 4 November 1908, died 31 August 2005) was a Polish-born and British-naturalised physicist.
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS, (born Józef Rotblat on 4 November 1908, died 31 August 2005) was a Polish-born and British-naturalised physicist.
Karl Taylor Compton
Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.
Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.
Karl Z. Morgan
Karl Ziegler Morgan (September 27, 1907 – June 8, 1999), was an American physicist who was one of the founders of the field of radiation health physics.
Karl Ziegler Morgan (September 27, 1907 – June 8, 1999), was an American physicist who was one of the founders of the field of radiation health physics.
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 Nichols
Major General Kenneth David "Nick" Nichols was a United States Army officer and an engineer.
Major General Kenneth David "Nick" Nichols was a United States Army officer and an engineer.
Klaus Fuchs
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs (29 December 1911 – 28 January 1988) was a German-British theoretical physicist and atomic spy who in 1950 was convicted of supplying information from the American, Briti...
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs (29 December 1911 – 28 January 1988) was a German-British theoretical physicist and atomic spy who in 1950 was convicted of supplying information from the American, Briti...
Lawrence E. Glendenin
Lawrence Elgin Glendenin was an American chemist.
Lawrence Elgin Glendenin was an American chemist.
Leo Brewer
Leo Brewer 1919-2005 was an American physical chemist, considered by many to be the founder of modern high-temperature chemistry.
Leo Brewer 1919-2005 was an American physical chemist, considered by many to be the founder of modern high-temperature chemistry.
Leon Davidson
Leon Davidson (October 18, 1922 – January 1, 2007) was a chemical engineer and scientist, one of the team that developed the atomic bomb.
Leon Davidson (October 18, 1922 – January 1, 2007) was a chemical engineer and scientist, one of the team that developed the atomic bomb.
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.
Leslie Groves
Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project that developed t...
Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project that developed t...
Lew Kowarski
Lew Kowarski (10 February 1907, Saint Petersburg - 30 July 1979, Geneva) was a naturalized French physicist, of Russian-Polish descent.
Lew Kowarski (10 February 1907, Saint Petersburg - 30 July 1979, Geneva) was a naturalized French physicist, of Russian-Polish descent.
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 ...
Lona Cohen
Leontine Theresa "Lona" Cohen, also known while she was in London as Helen Kroger, was an American spy for the Soviet Union.
Leontine Theresa "Lona" Cohen, also known while she was in London as Helen Kroger, was an American spy for the Soviet Union.
Louis Rosen
Louis Rosen (June 10, 1918 - August 15, 2009) was a nuclear physicist, the "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.
Louis Rosen (June 10, 1918 - August 15, 2009) was a nuclear physicist, the "father" of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.
Louis Slotin
Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project, the secret U.S. program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb.
Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project, the secret U.S. program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb.
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.
Lyman James Briggs
Lyman James Briggs was an American engineer, physicist and administrator.
Lyman James Briggs was an American engineer, physicist and administrator.
Manson Benedict
Manson Benedict (October 9, 1907 – September 18, 2006) was an American nuclear engineer and a professor of nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Manson Benedict (October 9, 1907 – September 18, 2006) was an American nuclear engineer and a professor of nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Mark Oliphant
Sir Marcus 'Mark' Laurence Elwin Oliphant, AC, KBE, FRS (8 October 190114 July 2000) was an Australian physicist and humanitarian who played a fundamental role in the first experimental demonstr...
Sir Marcus 'Mark' Laurence Elwin Oliphant, AC, KBE, FRS (8 October 190114 July 2000) was an Australian physicist and humanitarian who played a fundamental role in the first experimental demonstr...
Martin Deutsch
Martin Deutsch (29 January 1917 – 16 August 2002) was an Austrian-American physicist, who was emeritus professor of physics at MIT. He is best known for being the discoverer of positronium.
Martin Deutsch (29 January 1917 – 16 August 2002) was an Austrian-American physicist, who was emeritus professor of physics at MIT. He is best known for being the discoverer of positronium.
Martin Kamen
Martin David Kamen was a physicist inside the Manhattan project.
Martin David Kamen was a physicist inside the Manhattan project.
Maurice Wilkins
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate whose research contributed to the ...
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate whose research contributed to the ...
Max Elitcher
Max Elitcher Because of his close friendship with Morton Sobell and Julius Rosenberg, as well as his damaging testimony, Max Elitcher was the most injurious prosecution witness in the Rosenberg...
Max Elitcher Because of his close friendship with Morton Sobell and Julius Rosenberg, as well as his damaging testimony, Max Elitcher was the most injurious prosecution witness in the Rosenberg...
Morris Cohen (Soviet spy)
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger (2 July 1910 – 23 June 1995) was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger (2 July 1910 – 23 June 1995) was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen (spy)
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Myrtle Bachelder
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Nicholas Kemmer
Nicholas Kemmer was a Russian-British nuclear physicist who played an integral role in Britain's nuclear weapons development, and was known as a mentor of Abdus Salam – a Nobel laureate.
Nicholas Kemmer was a Russian-British nuclear physicist who played an integral role in Britain's nuclear weapons development, and was known as a mentor of Abdus Salam – a Nobel laureate.
Nicholas Kurti
Professor Nicholas Kurti FRS was a Hungarian-born physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life.
Professor Nicholas Kurti FRS was a Hungarian-born physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life.
Nicholas Metropolis
Nicholas Constantine Metropolis (June 11, 1915 – October 17, 1999) was a Greek American physicist.
Nicholas Constantine Metropolis (June 11, 1915 – October 17, 1999) was a Greek American physicist.
Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Norman Feather
Norman Feather, FRS 1945, FRSE 1946, PRSE 1967, was an English physicist.
Norman Feather, FRS 1945, FRSE 1946, PRSE 1967, was an English physicist.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (August 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011) was an American physicist.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (August 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011) was an American physicist.
Norris Bradbury
Norris Edwin Bradbury, was an American physicist who was born in Santa Barbara, California.
Norris Edwin Bradbury, was an American physicist who was born in Santa Barbara, California.
Owen Chamberlain
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery, with collaborator Emilio Segrè, of antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his discovery, with collaborator Emilio Segrè, of antiprotons, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Paul Hugh Emmett
Paul Hugh Emmett (September 22, 1900 - April 22, 1985) was an American chemical engineer.
Paul Hugh Emmett (September 22, 1900 - April 22, 1985) was an American chemical engineer.
Paul L. Kirk
Paul Leland Kirk (May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1970) was a chemist, forensic scientist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
Paul Leland Kirk (May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1970) was a chemist, forensic scientist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
Paul Nemenyi
Paul Felix Nemenyi was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Paul Felix Nemenyi was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist specializing in continuum mechanics.
Paul Olum
Paul Olum (August 16, 1918 – January 19, 2001) was an American mathematician and university administrator.
Paul Olum (August 16, 1918 – January 19, 2001) was an American mathematician and university administrator.
Perseus (spy)
Perseus was the codename of a possible Soviet spy alleged to have breached U.S. national security at Los Alamos during the Manhattan project.
Perseus was the codename of a possible Soviet spy alleged to have breached U.S. national security at Los Alamos during the Manhattan project.
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.
Philip Burton Moon
Philip Burton Moon was a British nuclear physicist.
Philip Burton Moon was a British nuclear physicist.
Philip J. Dolan
Philip J. Dolan graduated in physics from West Point in 1945, was assigned to the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, in 1948, and received his MSc in physics from the University of Virginia in 1956.
Philip J. Dolan graduated in physics from West Point in 1945, was assigned to the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, in 1948, and received his MSc in physics from the University of Virginia in 1956.
Philip Morrison
Philip Morrison, was Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Philip Morrison, was Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Piara Singh Gill
Piara Singh Gill, was an Indian nuclear physicist who was a pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physics and worked on the American Manhattan project.
Piara Singh Gill, was an Indian nuclear physicist who was a pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physics and worked on the American Manhattan project.
Ralph Lapp
Ralph Eugene Lapp was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project.
Ralph Eugene Lapp was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project.
Raymond E. Zirkle
Raymond Elliott Zirkle was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, a principal in the Manhattan Project, director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of Chica...
Raymond Elliott Zirkle was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, a principal in the Manhattan Project, director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of Chica...
Raziuddin Siddiqui
Dr. Professor Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui,, also known as Dr. Razi, was an eminent Pakistani theoretical physicist and a renowned mathematician who played an instrumental and an influenti...
Dr. Professor Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui,, also known as Dr. Razi, was an eminent Pakistani theoretical physicist and a renowned mathematician who played an instrumental and an influenti...
Richard C. Tolman
Richard Chace Tolman (March 4, 1881, West Newton, Massachusetts – September 5, 1948, Pasadena) was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who was an authority on statistic...
Richard Chace Tolman (March 4, 1881, West Newton, Massachusetts – September 5, 1948, Pasadena) was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who was an authority on statistic...
Richard Davisson
Professor Richard Joseph "Dick" Davisson (December 29, 1922 — June 15, 2004) was an American physicist.
Professor Richard Joseph "Dick" Davisson (December 29, 1922 — June 15, 2004) was an American physicist.
Richard Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodyn...
Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodyn...
Richard Hamming
Richard Wesley Hamming (Chicago, February 11, 1915 – Monterey, California, January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecomm...
Richard Wesley Hamming (Chicago, February 11, 1915 – Monterey, California, January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecomm...
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 Cornog
Robert Alden Cornog (1912–1998), was a physicist and engineer who helped develop the atomic bomb and missile systems from the Snark to the Minuteman.
Robert Alden Cornog (1912–1998), was a physicist and engineer who helped develop the atomic bomb and missile systems from the Snark to the Minuteman.
Robert F. Christy
Robert F. Christy (born 1916) is an American theoretical physicist and later astrophysicist who worked on the Manhattan Project.
Robert F. Christy (born 1916) is an American theoretical physicist and later astrophysicist who worked on the Manhattan Project.
Robert Furman
Robert R. Furman (1915–2008) was a civil engineer who during World War II was the chief of foreign intelligence for the Manhattan Engineer District directing espionage against the German n...
Robert R. Furman (1915–2008) was a civil engineer who during World War II was the chief of foreign intelligence for the Manhattan Engineer District directing espionage against the German n...
Robert James Moon
Robert James Moon Jr. was an American physicist, chemist and engineer.
Robert James Moon Jr. was an American physicist, chemist and engineer.
Robert Lyster Thornton
Robert Lyster Thornton, was born at Wooton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of a mechanical engineer, Dudley L. Thornton, and his wife Katherine Foster.
Robert Lyster Thornton, was born at Wooton, Bedfordshire, England, the son of a mechanical engineer, Dudley L. Thornton, and his wife Katherine Foster.
Robert R. Wilson
Robert Rathbun Wilson was an American physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan Project, a sculptor, and an architect of Fermi National Laboratory, where he was also the director from 19...
Robert Rathbun Wilson was an American physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan Project, a sculptor, and an architect of Fermi National Laboratory, where he was also the director from 19...
Robin M. Williams
Robert M. Williams, CB, CBE was a Chairman of the State Services Commission in New Zealand from 1975 to 1981.
Robert M. Williams, CB, CBE was a Chairman of the State Services Commission in New Zealand from 1975 to 1981.
Roscoe Charles Wilson
Roscoe Charles Wilson was a United States Air Force general who was Commandant of the Air War College from 1951 to 1954 and Deputy Chief of Staff, Development, from 1958 to 1961.
Roscoe Charles Wilson was a United States Air Force general who was Commandant of the Air War College from 1951 to 1954 and Deputy Chief of Staff, Development, from 1958 to 1961.
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 Abraham Goudsmit
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (The Hague, July 11, 1902 — Reno, December 4, 1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhle...
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (The Hague, July 11, 1902 — Reno, December 4, 1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhle...
Samuel Curran
Sir Samuel Crowe Curran (1912–1998), FRS, FRSE, was a physicist and the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde - the first of the new technical universities in Britain.
Sir Samuel Crowe Curran (1912–1998), FRS, FRSE, was a physicist and the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde - the first of the new technical universities in Britain.
Samuel Glasstone
Samuel Glasstone (May 3, 1897 – Nov 16, 1986) authored 40 popular textbooks on physical chemistry, reaction rates, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear reactor engineering, Mars, space science...
Samuel Glasstone (May 3, 1897 – Nov 16, 1986) authored 40 popular textbooks on physical chemistry, reaction rates, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear reactor engineering, Mars, space science...
Samuel Goudsmit
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (The Hague, July 11, 1902 — Reno, December 4, 1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhle...
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (The Hague, July 11, 1902 — Reno, December 4, 1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhle...
Samuel Isaac Weissman
Dr Samuel Isaac Weissman (June 25, 1912 – June 12, 2007) was an American chemist and professor best known for his work on the application of electron spin resonance (ESR) to chemistry.
Dr Samuel Isaac Weissman (June 25, 1912 – June 12, 2007) was an American chemist and professor best known for his work on the application of electron spin resonance (ESR) to chemistry.
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.
Seth Neddermeyer
Seth Henry Neddermeyer (16 September 1907, Richmond, Michigan - 29 January 1988, Seattle, Washington) was an American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion des...
Seth Henry Neddermeyer (16 September 1907, Richmond, Michigan - 29 January 1988, Seattle, Washington) was an American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion des...
Stafford L. Warren
Stafford Leak Warren (July 19, 1896 - July 26, 1981) was an American physician and radiologist who was a pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine and best known for his invention of the mammogram.
Stafford Leak Warren (July 19, 1896 - July 26, 1981) was an American physician and radiologist who was a pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine and best known for his invention of the mammogram.
Stan Frankel
Stanley Phillips "Stan" Frankel (1919 – May, 1978) was an American computer scientist.
Stanley Phillips "Stan" Frankel (1919 – May, 1978) was an American computer scientist.
Stanisław Mrozowski
Stanisław Wojciech Mrozowski (January 9, 1902 – February 21, 1999) was a Polish born American physicist.
Stanisław Wojciech Mrozowski (January 9, 1902 – February 21, 1999) was a Polish born American physicist.
Theodore Hall
Theodore Alvin Hall (October 20, 1925 – November 1, 1999) was an American physicist and an atomic spy for the Soviet Union, who, during his work on US efforts to develop the first ato...
Theodore Alvin Hall (October 20, 1925 – November 1, 1999) was an American physicist and an atomic spy for the Soviet Union, who, during his work on US efforts to develop the first ato...
Thomas Allibone
Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 – 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and e...
Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 – 9 September 2003) was an English physicist, his work included important research into particle physics, X-rays, high voltage equipment, and e...
Thomas Farrell (general)
Major General Thomas Francis Farrell (December 3, 1891–April 11, 1967) was the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Field Operations of the Manhattan Engineer District, acting as executi...
Major General Thomas Francis Farrell (December 3, 1891–April 11, 1967) was the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Field Operations of the Manhattan Engineer District, acting as executi...
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records.
Tom Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records.
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Victor Frederick Weisskopf was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist.
Walter G. Roman
Walter Guy Roman (October 31, 1905 – May 31, 1992), was born in Aspen, Colorado and died in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Walter Guy Roman (October 31, 1905 – May 31, 1992), was born in Aspen, Colorado and died in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Walter Kauzmann
Walter J. Kauzmann (18 August 1916 — 27 January 2009) was an American chemist and professor emeritus of Princeton University.
Walter J. Kauzmann (18 August 1916 — 27 January 2009) was an American chemist and professor emeritus of Princeton University.
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.
Warren K. Lewis
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
Warren Kendall Lewis (21 August 1882-9 March 1975) was an MIT professor who has been called the father of modern chemical engineering.
Willard Libby
Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology.
Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology.
William E. Wallace
William E. Wallace (1917–2004), known as Ed Wallace to his friends and associates, was a preeminent physical chemist whose career coincided with the golden age of chemistry.
William E. Wallace (1917–2004), known as Ed Wallace to his friends and associates, was a preeminent physical chemist whose career coincided with the golden age of chemistry.
William Higinbotham
William (Willy) A. Higginbotham (October 25, 1910 – November 10, 1994), an American physicist, is credited with creating one of the first computer games, Tennis for Two.
William (Willy) A. Higginbotham (October 25, 1910 – November 10, 1994), an American physicist, is credited with creating one of the first computer games, Tennis for Two.
William L. Laurence
William Leonard Laurence was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American journalist known for his science journalism writing of the 1940s and 1950s while working for the New York Times.
William Leonard Laurence was a Jewish Lithuanian-born American journalist known for his science journalism writing of the 1940s and 1950s while working for the New York Times.
William Penney, Baron Penney
William George Penney, Baron Penney OM, KBE PhD, DSc,, FRS, FRSE, FIC, Hon FCGI, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London as well as ...
William George Penney, Baron Penney OM, KBE PhD, DSc,, FRS, FRSE, FIC, Hon FCGI, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London as well as ...
William Perl
William Perl, whose real name was William Mutterperl, was an American physicist and Soviet spy.
William Perl, whose real name was William Mutterperl, was an American physicist and Soviet spy.
William Shurcliff
William Shurcliff (March 27, 1909 - June 20, 2006) was a physicist and Harvard Professor who was a central participant in the Manhattan Project.
William Shurcliff (March 27, 1909 - June 20, 2006) was a physicist and Harvard Professor who was a central participant in the Manhattan Project.
William Sterling Parsons
Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons (26 November 1901 – 5 December 1953) was a Naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is best kn...
Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons (26 November 1901 – 5 December 1953) was a Naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is best kn...
William T. Miller
William T. Miller (August 24, 1911–November 15, 1998) was a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University.
William T. Miller (August 24, 1911–November 15, 1998) was a professor of organic chemistry at Cornell University.