Merle Tuve
American geophysicist (1901–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merle Anthony Tuve (June 27, 1901 – May 20, 1982) was an American geophysicist who was the Chairman of the Office of Scientific Research and Development's Section T, which was created in August 1940.[1] He was founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the main laboratory of Section T during the war from 1942 onward.[2] He was a pioneer in the use of pulsed radio waves whose discoveries opened the way to the development of radar and nuclear energy.[3]
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Born | (1901-06-27)June 27, 1901 Canton, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | May 20, 1982(1982-05-20) (aged 80) |
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Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (1942-1946) Carnegie Institution for Science (1946-66) |
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