Richard Garwin
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Richard Lawrence Garwin (born April 19, 1928) is an American physicist, best known as the author of the first hydrogen bomb design.[1][2]
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Born | Richard Lawrence Garwin (1928-04-19) April 19, 1928 (age 96) |
Alma mater | Case Institute of Technology (B.S.) University of Chicago (Ph.D.) |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom National Medal of Science Grande Médaille de l'Académie des Sciences Vannevar Bush Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Chicago Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University |
Thesis | An experimental investigation of the beta-gamma angular correlation in beta decay (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
Doctoral students | Myriam Sarachik |
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In 1978, Garwin was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributing to the application of the latest scientific discoveries to innovative practical engineering applications contributing to national security and economic growth.