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John Alexander Simpson
American physicist and science educator, veteran of the Manhattan Project (1916-2000) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83
John Alexander Simpson was an American physicist and science educator. He was deeply committed to educating the public and political leaders about science and its implications, most notably as a principal founder of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and a long-time member of the organization's board of sponsors.
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2000Died31 August 2000William Bowie MedalAward1999Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardAward1993Arctowski MedalAward1991Bruno Rossi PrizeAward1971Guggenheim FellowshipAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAward1916Born3 November 1916
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
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Status
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Lived 1916 to 2000 · aged 83
