Seth Neddermeyer

Seth Neddermeyer
Seth Neddermeyer
	Neddermeyer's ID badge photo from Los Alamos
Born	Seth Henry Neddermeyer; September 16, 1907; Richmond, Michigan, United States
Died	January 29, 1988 (aged 80); Seattle, Washington, United States
Education	University of Olivet; Stanford University (AB); California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Known for	Co-discoverer of the muon; Implosion-type atomic bomb;
Awards	Enrico Fermi award (1982)
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	National Bureau of Standards; Los Alamos Laboratory; University of Washington;
Thesis	The absorption of high energy electrons (1935)
Doctoral advisor	Carl D. Anderson

Seth Henry Neddermeyer (September 16, 1907 – January 29, 1988) was an American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion-type nuclear weapon while working on the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.

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