David L. Hill
American nuclear physicist (1919–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Lawrence Hill (November 11, 1919 – December 14, 2008) was an American nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project in World War II and was head of the Federation of American Scientists. He is best known for his 1959 testimony against the nomination of Lewis Strauss as United States Secretary of Commerce.
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Born | David Lawrence Hill (1919-11-11)November 11, 1919 Booneville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | December 14, 2008(2008-12-14) (aged 89) |
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Partner | Sharon Vincent[1] |
Children | 7 |
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Fields | Nuclear physics |
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Thesis | Dynamical analysis of nuclear fission (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | John Archibald Wheeler |
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