Leo James Rainwater (December 9, 1917 - May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who won a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ...
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Leo JamesRainwater (December 9, 1917 - May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who won a share of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.
Rainwater was born in Council, Idaho but later moved to Hanford, California after the death of his father to the great influenza epidemic of 1918.
Rainwater also contributed to the scientific understanding of x-rays and participated in Atomic Energy Commission and naval research projects.
James was the pastor of Philadelphia Baptist until Nov 1835, at which time he removed to Macedonia Baptist Church in Coweta Co., GA. Sometime prior to 1850, he moved to Campbell Co., GA, but continued to preach at Macedonia until 1857.
In 1850, JamesRainwater was a census enumerator for Campbell Co., GA. The county contained two JamesRainwater, the second known as James the Blacksmith, whose family relationship to the Preacher is not known.
In June 1852, Rev. JamesRainwater was a delegate from Campbell Co. to the State Temperance Convention in Newnan, and served again in March 1853 as a delegate to the Anti-Liquor Traffic Convention.
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