Sir Rudolf Ernst Peierls: Quick Facts


Facts

Born June 5, 1907 • Berlin • Germany
Died September 19, 1995 (aged 88) • Oxford • England
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1986)
Subjects Of Study atomic bomb
Role In Manhattan Project

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