Robert G. Sachs
American theoretical physicist (1916–1999)
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Robert G. Sachs (May 4, 1916 – April 14, 1999) was an American theoretical physicist, a founder and a director of the Argonne National Laboratory.[1][2][3] Sachs was also notable for his work in theoretical nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors.[3][4] Sachs was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] chairman of the Academy's Physics Section,[3] chairman of the Academy's Class I (Physical and Mathematical Sciences),[3] and director of the Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago.[3][4] Sachs was the author of the standard textbook Nuclear Theory (1953).[3]
Born
May 4, 1916
Robert Green Sachs
May 4, 1916
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
DiedApril 14, 1999 (aged 82)
AlmamaterJohns Hopkins University
Knownfornuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors
Robert G. Sachs | |
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Robert G. Sachs (right) with Atomic Energy Commission chair Dixy Lee Ray. | |
| Born | Robert Green Sachs May 4, 1916 Hagerstown, Maryland, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1999 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Nuclear spins and magnetic moments by the alpha-particle model (1939) |
| Maria Goeppert-Mayer | |
Doctoral students | Gene Amdahl Anatole Boris Volkov Kameshwar C. Wali |
Other notable students | Frederick J. Ernst |
Notable honors and awards
- Guggenheim fellow[3]
- honorary Ph.D., Purdue University (1967)[3][4]
- elected a member to the National Academy of Sciences (1971)[3]
- honorary Ph.D., University of Illinois (1977)[3]
- honorary Ph.D., Elmhurst College (1987)[3]
Life and career
- Born in Hagerstown, Maryland
- Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1939
