Robert R. Wilson
American physicist (1914-2000) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 85
Robert Rathbun Wilson was an American physicist known for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II, as a sculptor, and as an architect of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), where he was the first director from 1967 to 1978.
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2000Died16 January 20001995Andrew Gemant AwardAward1984Enrico Fermi AwardAward1973National Medal of ScienceAward1968Richtmyer Memorial Lecture AwardAward1964Elliott Cresson MedalAward1914Born4 March 1914
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Robert R. Wilson's ID badge photo from Los Alamos
Jane and Robert Wilson with I. I. Rabi (c. 1950)
Wilson had a direct role in the aesthetic design of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Shown here is Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall.
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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Lived 1914 to 2000 · aged 85
