# Lawrence R. Hafstad

> Lawrence Randolph Hafstad was an American electrical engineer and physicist notable for his pioneering work on nuclear reactors and development of proximity fuzes. In 1939, he created the first nuclear fission reaction in the United States.

*American physicist (1904-1993)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1904-06-18
- **Died:** 1993-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 51.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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