# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charles-critchfield
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:05:25.801Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/charles-critchfield"
name: "Charles Critchfield"
slug: "charles-critchfield"
description: "Charles Louis Critchfield was an American mathematical physicist. A graduate of George Washington University, where he earned his PhD in physics under the direction of Edward Teller in 1939, he conducted research in ballistics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the Ballistic Research Laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, and received three patents for improved sabot designs."
tagline: "American mathematical physicist"
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birthDate: "1910-06-07"
deathDate: "1994-02-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump