Alfred O. C. Nier
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Alfred Otto Carl Nier (May 28, 1911 – May 16, 1994) was an American physicist who pioneered the development of mass spectrometry.[1] He was the first to use mass spectrometry to isolate uranium-235 which was used to demonstrate that 235U could undergo fission and developed the sector mass spectrometer configuration now known as Nier-Johnson geometry.[2]
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Alfred O. C. Nier | |
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Born | Alfred Otto Carl Nier (1911-05-28)May 28, 1911 |
Died | May 16, 1994(1994-05-16) (aged 82) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Nationality | American |
Awards | William Bowie Medal (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | University of Minnesota |
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