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Science & Medicine
William Nierenberg
Who
William Nierenberg · Science & Medicine
What
Oceanographer who directed the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
When
1919, New York City, United States — 2000, La Jolla, California, United States
Where
United States
Biography
William Nierenberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Oceanographer who directed the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
How & why
Nierenberg was an American physicist and oceanographer who directed the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for two decades and worked on the Manhattan Project. He was born in New York to Jewish immigrant parents from Austria.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
Contributions & Sources
Oceanographer who directed the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1919
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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