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Alvin M. Weinberg

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American nuclear physicist (1915-2006)

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Alvin Martin Weinberg was an American nuclear physicist who was the administrator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) during and after the Manhattan Project. He came to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1945 and remained there until his death in 2006.

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Eugene Wigner (left) with Weinberg (right) at the Oak Ridge National LaboratoryEugene Wigner (left) with Weinberg (right) at the Oak Ridge National LaboratoryWeinberg noting "6000 full-power hours!" of MSRE operation in 1967.Weinberg noting "6000 full-power hours!" of MSRE operation in 1967.Weinberg speaks with Senator John F. Kennedy at Oak Ridge in 1959Weinberg speaks with Senator John F. Kennedy at Oak Ridge in 1959

Awards 6

1982Harvey Prize
1980Enrico Fermi Award
1961Golden Plate Award
1960Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
Atoms for Peace Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society

Connected to Alvin 6

Edwin McMillanAlso won Atoms for Peace AwardHarold AgnewAlso won Ernest Orlando Lawrence AwardJohn StappAlso won Golden Plate AwardJames LighthillAlso won Harvey PrizeJohn N. BahcallAlso won Enrico Fermi AwardAlfred RomerAlso won Golden Plate Award

About this person

Alvin Martin Weinberg was an American nuclear physicist who was the administrator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) during and after the Manhattan Project. He came to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1945 and remained there until his death in 2006. He was the first to use the term "Faustian bargain" to describe nuclear energy.

Country
United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2006 · aged 91
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