Gernot Zippe
Gernot Zippe (November 1917 – 7 May 2008) was an Austrian born German mechanical engineer and a nuclear physicist who is widely credited with leading the team which developed the Zippe-type centrifuge, a centrifuge machine for the enrichment and collection of Uranium-235, during his time in the Soviet program of nuclear weapons.
Gernot Zippe | |
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| Born | November 1917 |
| Died | 7 May 2008 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | German-Austrian |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary (1917–1930) Germany (1930–1960) Austria (1960–2008) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Zippe uranium centrifuges German nuclear weapons project Soviet nuclear program |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
| Institutions | Luftwaffe Physics-Technical at Bundesanstalt Tomsk-7 Uranium Laboratories University of Virginia (United States) |
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