Ernest Orlando Lawrence was a pioneering American nuclear scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. source
Ernest Orlando Lawrence was a pioneering American nuclear scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron.
Ernest Lawrence is also known for his work on uranium-isotope separation for the Manhattan Project, as well as for founding the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. source
Ernest Lawrence is also known for his work on uranium-isotope separation for the Manhattan Project, as well as for founding the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
A graduate of the University of South Dakota and University of Minnesota, Ernest Lawrence obtained a PhD in physics at Yale in 1925. source
A graduate of the University of South Dakota and University of Minnesota, Ernest Lawrence obtained a PhD in physics at Yale in 1925.
In 1928, Ernest Lawrence was hired as an associate professor of physics at the University of California, becoming the youngest full professor there two years later. source
In 1928, Ernest Lawrence was hired as an associate professor of physics at the University of California, becoming the youngest full professor there two years later.
In its library one evening, Ernest Lawrence was intrigued by a diagram of an accelerator that produced high-energy particles. source
In its library one evening, Ernest Lawrence was intrigued by a diagram of an accelerator that produced high-energy particles.
Ernest Lawrence contemplated how it could be made compact, and came up with an idea for a circular accelerating chamber between the poles of an electromagnet. The result was the first cyclotron. source
Ernest Lawrence contemplated how it could be made compact, and came up with an idea for a circular accelerating chamber between the poles of an electromagnet. The result was the first cyclotron.
His Radiation Laboratory became an official department of the University of California in 1936, with Ernest Lawrence as its director. source
His Radiation Laboratory became an official department of the University of California in 1936, with Ernest Lawrence as its director.
During World War II, Ernest Lawrence developed electromagnetic isotope separation at the Radiation Laboratory. source
During World War II, Ernest Lawrence developed electromagnetic isotope separation at the Radiation Laboratory.
Chemical element number 103 was named lawrencium in Ernest Lawrence's honor after its discovery at Berkeley in 1961. source
Chemical element number 103 was named lawrencium in Ernest Lawrence's honor after its discovery at Berkeley in 1961.
Ernest Lawrence was made an Officer of the Legion d'Honneur in 1948, and was the first recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the US Military Academy in 1958. source
Ernest Lawrence was made an Officer of the Legion d'Honneur in 1948, and was the first recipient of the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the US Military Academy in 1958.
Ernest Lawrence strongly backed Edward Teller's campaign for a second nuclear weapons laboratory, which Lawrence proposed to locate with the MTA Mark I at Livermore, California. source
Ernest Lawrence strongly backed Edward Teller's campaign for a second nuclear weapons laboratory, which Lawrence proposed to locate with the MTA Mark I at Livermore, California.
Ernest Lawrence began converting his old 37-inch cyclotron into a giant mass spectrometer. source
Ernest Lawrence began converting his old 37-inch cyclotron into a giant mass spectrometer.
After the war, Lawrence campaigned extensively for government sponsorship of large scientific programs. source
After the war, Lawrence campaigned extensively for government sponsorship of large scientific programs.
Ernest Lawrence was born in Canton, South Dakota on August 8, 1901. source
Ernest Lawrence was born in Canton, South Dakota on August 8, 1901.
For his master's thesis, Ernest Lawrence built an experimental apparatus that rotated an ellipsoid through a magnetic field. source
For his master's thesis, Ernest Lawrence built an experimental apparatus that rotated an ellipsoid through a magnetic field.
Ernest Lawrence was elected a member of Sigma Xi, and, on Swann's recommendation, received a National Research Council fellowship. source
Ernest Lawrence was elected a member of Sigma Xi, and, on Swann's recommendation, received a National Research Council fellowship.
In 1926 and 1927, Ernest Lawrence received offers of assistant professorships from the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of California at a salary of $3,500 per annum. source
In 1926 and 1927, Ernest Lawrence received offers of assistant professorships from the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of California at a salary of $3,500 per annum.
Ernest Lawrence was hired as an associate professor of physics at the University of California in 1928, and two years later became a full professor, becoming the university's youngest professor. source
Ernest Lawrence was hired as an associate professor of physics at the University of California in 1928, and two years later became a full professor, becoming the university's youngest professor.
Surgeons removed much of his large intestine, but found other problems, including severe atherosclerosis in one of his arteries. Ernest Lawrence died in Palo Alto Hospital on August 27, 1958. source
Surgeons removed much of his large intestine, but found other problems, including severe atherosclerosis in one of his arteries. Ernest Lawrence died in Palo Alto Hospital on August 27, 1958.
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Ernest Lawrence received the Elliott Cresson Medal and the Hughes Medal in 1937, the Comstock Prize in Physics in 1938, the Duddell Medal and Prize in 1940, and many others. source
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Ernest Lawrence received the Elliott Cresson Medal and the Hughes Medal in 1937, the Comstock Prize in Physics in 1938, the Duddell Medal and Prize in 1940, and many others.
