Joseph O. Hirschfelder

Joseph O. Hirschfelder
Joseph O. Hirschfelder
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Born	May 27, 1911; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1990 (aged 78)
Alma mater	University of Minnesota; Yale University; Princeton University
Known for	Hirschfelder–Curtiss variable ; Backward differentiation formula
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study; University of Wisconsin; National Defense Research Committee; Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis	(1936)
Doctoral advisor	Henry Eyring; Eugene Wigner; Hugh Stott Taylor
Doctoral students	Charles Francis Curtiss; Robert Byron Bird

Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder (May 27, 1911 – March 30, 1990) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.^[1]^[2]

^ New York Times: Obituaries: J. O. Hirschfelder, 78, Atom Bomb Developer, March 31, 1990.
^ National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs V. 66 (1995), JOSEPH OAKLAND HIRSCHFELDER, BY R. BYRON BIRD, CHARLES F. CURTISS, AND PHILLIP R. CERTAIN.

[NYT-1] New York Times: Obituaries: J. O. Hirschfelder, 78, Atom Bomb Developer, March 31, 1990.

[NAP-2] National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs V. 66 (1995), JOSEPH OAKLAND HIRSCHFELDER, BY R. BYRON BIRD, CHARLES F. CURTISS, AND PHILLIP R. CERTAIN.

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Joseph O. Hirschfelder
Los Alamos badge
Born	(1911-05-27)May 27, 1911 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 30, 1990(1990-03-30) (aged 78)
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Yale University Princeton University
Known for	Hirschfelder–Curtiss variable Backward differentiation formula
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study University of Wisconsin National Defense Research Committee Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis	(1936)
Doctoral advisor	Henry Eyring Eugene Wigner Hugh Stott Taylor
Doctoral students	Charles Francis Curtiss [de] Robert Byron Bird