Jerrold R. Zacharias
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Jerrold Reinach Zacharias (January 23, 1905 – July 16, 1986) was an American physicist and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,[2] as well as an education reformer. His scientific work was in the area of nuclear physics.
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Jerrold Reinach Zacharias | |
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Born | January 23, 1905 |
Died | July 16, 1986(1986-07-16) (aged 81) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Awards | Oersted Medal (1961) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | The temperature dependence of Young's modulus for nickel (1934) |
Doctoral advisor | Shirley Leon Quimby[1] |
Doctoral students | John G. King (1953), Rainer Weiss (1962) |
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