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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 |
| Died | April 14, 1999 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| 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) |
| Doctoral advisor | Maria Goeppert-Mayer |
| Doctoral students |
Gene Amdahl Anatole Boris Volkov Kameshwar C. Wali |
| Other notable students | Frederick J. Ernst |
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]
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
References
- ^ Nagourney, Eric (April 17, 1999). "Robert Sachs, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Robert Sachs, Professor Emeritus in Physics, dies at age 82". University of Chicago Chronicle. Vol. 18, no. 15. April 29, 1999. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
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Robert Green Sachs (PDF). Vol. 84.
Washington, D.C.:
National Academies Press. pp. 321–346.
doi:
10.17226/10992.
ISBN
978-0-309-08957-9. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
{{ cite book}}:|work=ignored ( help) - ^ a b c "Robert Green Sachs – Honorary Degree Recipient". Purdue University. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
Further reading
- Hildebrand, Roger; Winstein, Bruce; Wali, Kameshwar (August 1999). "Robert Green Sachs". Physics Today. 52 (8). American Institute of Physics: 79–81. Bibcode: 1999PhT....52h..79H. doi: 10.1063/1.882795.
- Kabir, P. K. (May 20, 1988). "Departures from Symmetry". Science. 240 (4855). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 1068–1069. Bibcode: 1988Sci...240.1068S. doi: 10.1126/science.240.4855.1068. PMID 17731737.
- Snell, Arthur (August 20, 1954). "Book Reviews". Science. 120 (3112). AAAS: 301. Bibcode: 1954Sci...120..301G. doi: 10.1126/science.120.3112.301-a. S2CID 162077462.
External links
- Robert G. Sachs at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Sachs, Robert Green, 1916- at Physics History Network, American Institute of Physics
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| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Hagerstown, Maryland
- 20th-century American physicists
- Purdue University faculty
- University of Chicago faculty
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- American theoretical physicists
Robert G. Sachs | |
|---|---|
|
Robert G. Sachs (right) with
Atomic Energy Commission chair
Dixy Lee Ray. | |
| Born | Robert Green Sachs May 4, 1916 |
| Died | April 14, 1999 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| 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) |
| Doctoral advisor | Maria Goeppert-Mayer |
| Doctoral students |
Gene Amdahl Anatole Boris Volkov Kameshwar C. Wali |
| Other notable students | Frederick J. Ernst |
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]
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
References
- ^ Nagourney, Eric (April 17, 1999). "Robert Sachs, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Robert Sachs, Professor Emeritus in Physics, dies at age 82". University of Chicago Chronicle. Vol. 18, no. 15. April 29, 1999. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l Wali, Kameschwar C. (2004).
Robert Green Sachs (PDF). Vol. 84.
Washington, D.C.:
National Academies Press. pp. 321–346.
doi:
10.17226/10992.
ISBN
978-0-309-08957-9. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
{{ cite book}}:|work=ignored ( help) - ^ a b c "Robert Green Sachs – Honorary Degree Recipient". Purdue University. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
Further reading
- Hildebrand, Roger; Winstein, Bruce; Wali, Kameshwar (August 1999). "Robert Green Sachs". Physics Today. 52 (8). American Institute of Physics: 79–81. Bibcode: 1999PhT....52h..79H. doi: 10.1063/1.882795.
- Kabir, P. K. (May 20, 1988). "Departures from Symmetry". Science. 240 (4855). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 1068–1069. Bibcode: 1988Sci...240.1068S. doi: 10.1126/science.240.4855.1068. PMID 17731737.
- Snell, Arthur (August 20, 1954). "Book Reviews". Science. 120 (3112). AAAS: 301. Bibcode: 1954Sci...120..301G. doi: 10.1126/science.120.3112.301-a. S2CID 162077462.
External links
- Robert G. Sachs at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Sachs, Robert Green, 1916- at Physics History Network, American Institute of Physics
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1999 deaths
- People from Hagerstown, Maryland
- 20th-century American physicists
- Purdue University faculty
- University of Chicago faculty
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- American theoretical physicists