Ernest Lawrence

Ernest Lawrence

male, deceased (1958)
Ernest Orlando Lawrence was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate best known for his invention, utilization, and improvement of the cyclotron... More
Edwin McMillan

Edwin McMillan

male, deceased (1991)
Edwin Mattison McMillan (September 18, 1907 - September 7, 1991) was the first scientist to produce a transuranium element. He was born in Redondo... More
Robert R. Wilson

Robert R. Wilson

male, deceased (2000)
Robert Rathbun Wilson (March 4, 1914 - January 16, 2000) was an American physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan Project, a sculptor, and... More
Martin Kamen

Martin Kamen

male, deceased (2002)
Martin David Kamen (August 27, 1913, Toronto - August 31, 2002), was co-discoverer (with Sam Ruben) of the isotope carbon-14 on February 27, 1940,... More
Igor Kurchatov

Igor Kurchatov

male, deceased (1960)
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov (Russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Курча́тов was a Soviet/Russian physicist. He was the leader of the Soviet atomic bomb pro... More
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Rolf Wideröe

male, deceased (1996)
Rolf Wideröe, Norwegian particle physicist, was born in Oslo. In 1920, he studied physics in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1924, he returned to Norway, b... More
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William Draper Harkins

male, deceased (1951)
William Draper Harkins (December 28, 1873 - March 7, 1951) was an U.S. chemist, notably for his contributions to nuclear chemistry. Harkins... More
Kenneth Bainbridge

Kenneth Bainbridge

male, deceased (1996)
Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (July 27 1904 - July 14 1996) was a physicist at Harvard University who did work on cyclotron research and was the... More
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John H. Lawrence

male, deceased (1991)
John Hundale Lawrence was an American physicist and doctor best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine. He was born in Canton, South... More
John R. Dunning

John R. Dunning

male, deceased (1975)
John Ray Dunning (September 24, 1907 - August 25, 1975) was an American physicist who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb. Born... More