Eugene T. Booth
American nuclear physicist (1912ā2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugene Theodore Booth, Jr. (28 September 1912 ā 6 March 2004) was an American nuclear physicist. He was a member of the historic Columbia University team which made the first demonstration of nuclear fission in the United States. During the Manhattan Project, he worked on gaseous diffusion for isotope separation. He was the director of the design, construction, and operation project for the 385-Mev synchrocyclotron at the Nevis Laboratories, the scientific director of the SCALANT Research Center, and dean of graduate studies at Stevens Institute of Technology. Booth was the scientific director of the SCALANT Research Center, in Italy.[1][verification needed]
Eugene Theodore Booth | |
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Born | (1912-09-28)September 28, 1912 |
Died | March 6, 2004(2004-03-06) (aged 91) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Nuclear physicist |
Known for | Making the first demonstration of nuclear fission in the United States, working on gaseous separation of uranium isotopes, directing the construction of a synchrocyclotron |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The production and acceleration of positive ions (1937) |
Doctoral students | Leon M. Lederman |