Benjamin Bederson
American physicist (1921–2023)
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Benjamin Bederson (November 15, 1921 – January 6, 2023) was an American physicist. He worked on the Manhattan Project.[1][2][3]
BornNovember 15, 1921
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2023 (aged 101)
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| Born | November 15, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 2023 (aged 101) |
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Background
Bederson graduated from City College of New York, Columbia University, and New York University.[4] He worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a dean at New York University.[5] From 1992 to 1996, he was an Editor-in-Chief of Physical Review.[6]
In 1959, Bederson was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[7]
Bederson died on January 6, 2023, at the age of 101.[8]
