Wilkins, J. Ernest Jr.
1923-2011 · Contribution: 1940s-1950s
Mathematician, physicist, and engineer
Nuclear physics research, Manhattan Project
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1923, Chicago, Illinois
- Active since
- 1942
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Nuclear physics research and the Manhattan Project
Impact on the world
Wilkins made significant contributions to nuclear-reactor physics and to applied mathematics, spanning wartime research and a distinguished later career in industry and academia.
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