Seth Neddermeyer was a physicist who worked in the Manhattan project. He had been Carl D. Anderson's student at Caltech. In 1937, he helped discover muons using cloud chamber measurements of cosmic rays. He came up with the idea of developing an implosion technique for the atomic explosives used in the atomic bomb (such as that used in the Trinity test and the Fat Man bomb). Due to disagreements within the project however, he was replaced by George Kistiakowsky. In 1982, he was awarded with the Enrico Fermi award. Control panels and operators for calutrons at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ... Carl David Anderson (3 September 1905 – 11 January 1991) was a U.S. experimental physicist. ... California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... An early stage in the Trinity fireball. ... A post-war Fat Man model. ... George Kistiakowsky (1900 - 1982) was a chemistry professor who participated in the Manhattan Project. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Enrico Fermi Award is a U.S. government Presidential award honoring scientists of international stature for their lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy. ...
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