Robert G. Sachs Contents Notable honors and awards Life and career References Further reading External links Navigation menu"Robert Sachs, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 82""Robert Sachs, Professor Emeritus in Physics, dies at age 82"Robert Green Sachs10.17226/10992"Robert Green Sachs – Honorary Degree Recipient"the original1999PhT....52h..79H10.1063/1.8827951988Sci...240.1068S10.1126/science.240.4855.1068177317371954Sci...120..301G10.1126/science.120.3112.301-aRobert G. SachsSachs, Robert Green, 1916-cb12354951b(data)1381912390000 0001 1036 1596n79082179210132w6n87wzf06179707350071845007184

1916 births1999 deaths20th-century American physicistsPurdue University facultyUniversity of Chicago facultyJohns Hopkins University alumniMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesPeople from Hagerstown, MarylandTheoretical physicistsGuggenheim Fellows


theoretical physicistArgonne National Laboratorytheoreticalnuclear physicsterminal ballisticsnuclear power reactorsNational Academy of SciencesEnrico Fermi InstituteUniversity of Chicago




























Robert G. Sachs

Dixy Lee Ray and Robert Sachs.jpg
Robert G. Sachs (right) with Atomic Energy Commission chair Dixy Lee Ray.

Born
Robert Green Sachs


(1916-05-04)May 4, 1916
Hagerstown, Maryland

DiedApril 14, 1999(1999-04-14) (aged 82)
Hyde Park, Chicago

CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Known for
nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Institutions

  • Argonne National Laboratory

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • University of Chicago

Thesis
Nuclear spins and magnetic moments by the alpha-particle model (1939)
Doctoral advisorMaria Goeppert-Mayer
Doctoral studentsGene Amdahl
Other notable studentsFrederick J. Ernst
InfluencesEdward Teller

Robert G. Sachs (May 4, 1916 – April 14, 1999) was an American theoretical physicist, a founder and a director of the Argonne National Laboratory.[1][2][3]
Sachs was also notable for his work in theoretical nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors.[3][4][4]
Sachs was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] chairman of the Academy's Physics Section,[3] chairman of the Academy's Class I (Physical and Mathematical Sciences),[3] and director of the Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago.[3][4]
Sachs was the author of the standard textbook Nuclear Theory (1953).[3]




Contents





  • 1 Notable honors and awards


  • 2 Life and career


  • 3 References


  • 4 Further reading


  • 5 External links




Notable honors and awards



  • Guggenheim fellow[3]

  • honorary Ph.D., Purdue University (1967)[3][4]

  • elected a member to the National Academy of Sciences (1971)[3]

  • honorary Ph.D., University of Illinois (1977)[3]

  • honorary Ph.D., Elmhurst College (1987)[3]


Life and career


  • Born in Hagerstown, Maryland

  • Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1939


References




  1. ^ Nagourney, Eric (April 17, 1999). "Robert Sachs, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Robert Sachs, Professor Emeritus in Physics, dies at age 82". University of Chicago Chronicle. 18 (15). April 29, 1999. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


  3. ^ abcdefghijkl Wali, Kameschwar C. (2004). Robert Green Sachs (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. 84. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. pp. 321–346. doi:10.17226/10992. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


  4. ^ abcd "Robert Green Sachs – Honorary Degree Recipient". Purdue University. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.




Further reading


.mw-parser-output .refbeginfont-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ullist-style-type:none;margin-left:0.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>dl>ddmargin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em;list-style:none.mw-parser-output .refbegin-100font-size:100%


  • Hildebrand, Roger; Winstein, Bruce; Wali, Kameshwar (August 1999). "Robert Green Sachs". Physics Today. American Institute of Physics. 52 (8): 79–81. Bibcode:1999PhT....52h..79H. doi:10.1063/1.882795.


  • Kabir, P. K. (May 20, 1988). "Departures from Symmetry". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 240 (4855): 1068–1069. Bibcode:1988Sci...240.1068S. doi:10.1126/science.240.4855.1068. PMID 17731737.


  • Snell, Arthur (August 20, 1954). "Book Reviews". Science. AAAS. 120 (3112): 301. Bibcode:1954Sci...120..301G. doi:10.1126/science.120.3112.301-a.



External links



  • Robert G. Sachs - Mathematics Genealogy


  • Sachs, Robert Green, 1916- at Physics History Network, American Institute of Physics







1916 births, 1999 deaths, 20th-century American physicists, Johns Hopkins University alumni, Maryland, Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences, People from Hagerstown, Purdue University faculty, Theoretical physicists, University of Chicago facultyUncategorized
-

Popular posts from this blog

Mobil Contents History Mobil brands Former Mobil brands Lukoil transaction Mobil UK Mobil Australia Mobil New Zealand Mobil Greece Mobil in Japan Mobil in Canada Mobil Egypt See also References External links Navigation menuwww.mobil.com"Mobil Corporation"the original"Our Houston campus""Business & Finance: Socony-Vacuum Corp.""Popular Mechanics""Lubrite Technologies""Exxon Mobil campus 'clearly happening'""Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search""The Lion and the Moose - How 2 Executives Pulled off the Biggest Merger Ever""ExxonMobil Press Release""Lubricants""Archived copy"the original"Mobil 1™ and Mobil Super™ motor oil and synthetic motor oil - Mobil™ Motor Oils""Mobil Delvac""Mobil Industrial website""The State of Competition in Gasoline Marketing: The Effects of Refiner Operations at Retail""Mobil Travel Guide to become Forbes Travel Guide""Hotel Rankings: Forbes Merges with Mobil"the original"Jamieson oil industry history""Mobil news""Caltex pumps for control""Watchdog blocks Caltex bid""Exxon Mobil sells service station network""Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited is New Zealand's oldest oil company, with predecessor companies having first established a presence in the country in 1896""ExxonMobil subsidiaries have a business history in New Zealand stretching back more than 120 years. We are involved in petroleum refining and distribution and the marketing of fuels, lubricants and chemical products""Archived copy"the original"Exxon Mobil to Sell Its Japanese Arm for $3.9 Billion""Gas station merger will end Esso and Mobil's long run in Japan""Esso moves to affiliate itself with PC Optimum, no longer Aeroplan, in loyalty point switch""Mobil brand of gas stations to launch in Canada after deal for 213 Loblaws-owned locations""Mobil Nears Completion of Rebranding 200 Loblaw Gas Stations""Learn about ExxonMobil's operations in Egypt""Petrol and Diesel Service Stations in Egypt - Mobil"Official websiteExxon Mobil corporate websiteMobil Industrial official websiteeeeeeeeDA04275022275790-40000 0001 0860 5061n82045453134887257134887257

Image
Aera EnergyEssoEsso AustraliaExxonExxon NeftegasHumble OilImperial OilMagnolia Petroleum CompanyMobilMobil Producing NigeriaPetronSeaRiver MaritimeSuperior Oil CompanySyncrudeVacuum Oil CompanyXTO EnergyBaton Rouge RefineryBaytown RefineryMilford HavenExxon Building (New York)Fawley RefineryImperial Oil BuildingMossmorranNanticoke Refinery2010 ExxonMobil oil spill2010 Port Arthur oil spill2013 Mayflower oil spill Exxon Valdez oil spillGreenpoint oil spillSS Atlantic Empress SS Esso Brussels Colony Shale Oil ProjectEast-Prinovozemelsky fieldGoose Creek Oil FieldKearl Oil Sands ProjectKizomba deepwater projectOrmen LangePembina oil fieldPrudhoe Bay Oil FieldSable Offshore Energy ProjectSakhalin-ITengiz FieldTern oilfieldTuapse fieldWest Qurna FieldNational OilSasolSparSpar Express759 Store7-ElevenCircle KCUDaily YamazakiFamilyMartGS25LawsonMinistopParknShopPoplarSparStorywayVanGOemartSparampmBuy the WayBP ConnectCircle K SunkusDaily StopOn the Run7-ElevenBargain BoozeBest-OneBP ConnectB
Read more

Frič See also Navigation menuinternal link

Image
SurnamesCzech-language surnames ‹ The template Infobox surname is being considered for merging. › Frič Origin Language(s) Czechized German (eastern Middle German dialects and Alemannic German) - Thuringian, Upper Saxon, Low Lusatian, Silesian Meaning derived from German: Friedrich Other names Variant(s) Fritsch, Fritzsch, Frycz, Fricz, Fryczyński, Frietsch, Fritsche, Fritzsche; Fritschi (Alemannic), Fritz, Fritze, Fritzel, Fritzl, Fritzke, Fritzen Frič is a Czechized German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Vojtěch Frič, Czech botanist Antonín Jan Frič (Fritsch) , Czech paleontologist Jaroslav Erik Frič, Czech poet Martin Frič, Czech film director, screenwriter and actor See also Fričovce (Hungarian: Frics ) .mw-parser-output table.dmboxclear:both;margin:0.9em 1em;border-top:1px solid #ccc;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;background-color:transparent Surname list This page lists people with the surname Frič . If an internal link intending to refer to a specifi
Read more

Identify plant with long narrow paired leaves and reddish stems Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern) Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?What is this 3ft high, stalky plant, with mid sized narrow leaves?What is this young shrub with opposite ovate, crenate leaves and reddish stems?What is this plant with large broad serrated leaves?Identify this upright branching weed with long leaves and reddish stemsPlease help me identify this bulbous plant with long, broad leaves and white flowersWhat is this small annual with narrow gray/green leaves and rust colored daisy-type flowers?What is this chilli plant?Does anyone know what type of chilli plant this is?Help identify this plant

Image
Apollo command module space walk? prime numbers and expressing non-prime numbers Can a non-EU citizen traveling with me come with me through the EU passport line? Extract all GPU name, model and GPU ram How to deal with a team lead who never gives me credit? Why was the term "discrete" used in discrete logarithm? Why do we bend a book to keep it straight? When do you get frequent flier miles - when you buy, or when you fly? How come Sam didn't become Lord of Horn Hill? At the end of Thor: Ragnarok why don't the Asgardians turn and head for the Bifrost as per their original plan? Is it true that "carbohydrates are of no use for the basal metabolic need"? Using et al. for a last / senior author rather than for a first author How to tell that you are a giant? How to react to hostile behavior from a senior developer? String `!23` is replaced with `docker` in command line How to find out what spells would be useless to a blind NPC sp
Read more