Walker Bleakney
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Walker Bleakney (February 8, 1901 – January 15, 1992) was an American physicist,[1] one of inventors of mass spectrometers,[1][2][3][4] and widely noted for his research in the fields of atomic physics, molecular physics, fluid dynamics, the ionization of gases, and blast waves.[5] Bleakney was the chair of the department of physics at Princeton University.[5][6] He was the head of the Princeton Ballistic Project during World War II.[5][7]
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Walker Bleakney | |
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Born | (1901-02-08)February 8, 1901 |
Died | January 15, 1992(1992-01-15) (aged 90) |
Education | Whitman College University of Minnesota |
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Doctoral advisor | John T. Tate |
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