Contribution to the Manhattan Project, experimental proof of Fermi's interaction[1]
Scientific career
Fields
Nuclear physics
Doctoral advisor
Henry DeWolf Smyth
Rubby Sherr[a] (September 14, 1913 – July 8, 2013)[1] was an American nuclear physicist who co-invented a key component of the first nuclear weapon while participating in the Manhattan Project during the Second World War. His academic career spanned nearly eight decades, including almost 40 years working at Princeton University.[1]
^ abc"Rubby Sherr, tireless Princeton professor and an architect of the Atomic Age, dies at 99". Princeton University. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
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RubbySherr (September 14, 1913 – July 8, 2013) was an American nuclear physicist who co-invented a key component of the first nuclear weapon while participating...
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