Edwin L. Goldwasser (March 9, 1919 — December 14, 2016) was an American physicist and Co-Founder of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory[1] and the field of particle physics.[2] He was a Professor of Physics Emeritus and former Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, as well as the first Deputy Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. His interests were photons, cosmic rays, charged particles and elementary particles. He was Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Physical Society (elected in 1961).[3][4] He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1957–1958.[5]
Edwin L. Goldwasser | |
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| Born | March 9, 1919 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 2016 (aged 97) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Work in photons, cosmic rays, charged particles and elementary particles |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Particle physics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
Life and career edit
Ned was born in Manhattan, attending the Horace Mann school and later graduating at Harvard, majoring in physics and graduating in 1940. His first job was in the Navy, working as a civilian physicist for the Bureau of Ordnance[6]
Goldwasser's father was I. Edwin Goldwasser, a teacher, philanthropist, and businessman.[7]
References edit
- ^ "FermiLab co-founder, physicist Edwin Goldwasser, dead at 97". suntimes.com. December 17, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ned Goldwasser, Fermilabs' first deputy director, does". fnal.gov. December 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Memorial". illinois.edu. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive".
- ^ "Edwin L. Goldwasser". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- ^ Life remembered, True giant in field of physics, December 17, 2016, news-gazette.com
- ^ "Goldwasser, Israel Edwin". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
External links edit
- "Edwin Goldwasser, Physicist Who Co-Founded Fermilab, Dies at 97". The New York Times. December 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-26.