Seymour Sack
Seymour Sack · Science & Medicine
Nuclear physicist at Livermore; Fermi Award (2003)
2003
United States
Seymour Sack is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Nuclear physicist at Livermore; Fermi Award (2003)
Sack, an American physicist listed among Jewish figures in science, was one of the foremost nuclear weapon designers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory over a 35-year career. He pioneered two-dimensional design codes and introduced safety innovations such as insensitive high explosives and fire-resistant plutonium pits. In 2003 he received the Enrico Fermi Award for contributions to U.S. national security.
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Nuclear physicist at Livermore; Fermi Award (2003)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Enrico Fermi Award
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