Richard Garwin
Richard Lawrence Garwin (born April 19, 1928) is an American physicist, best known as the author of the first hydrogen bomb design.
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| Born | Richard Lawrence Garwin April 19, 1928 |
| Alma mater | Case Institute of Technology (B.S., 1947) University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1949) |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom National Medal of Science Grande Médaille de l'Académie des Sciences Vannevar Bush Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University |
| Thesis | An experimental investigation of the beta-gamma angular correlation in beta decay (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
| Doctoral students | Myriam Sarachik |
In 1978, Garwin was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributing to the application of the latest scientific discoveries to innovative practical engineering applications contributing to national security and economic growth.
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