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Edward Condon | |
|---|---|
 Edward Condon at NIST (c. 1945-1951) | |
| 4th Director of National Bureau of Standards | |
| In office 1945–1951 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Lyman James Briggs |
| Succeeded by | Allen V. Astin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1902 Alamogordo, New Mexico Territory, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 1974 (aged 72) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Known for | Condon–Shortley phase Franck–Condon principle Slater–Condon rules Nimatron Quantum tunneling theory of alpha decay Radar and nuclear weapons research Condon model Target of McCarthyism |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | On the theory of intensity distribution in band systems (1927) |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond Thayer Birge |
| Doctoral students | Edwin McMillan |
| Other notable students | Walter Kauzmann (postdoc) James Stark Koehler (postdoc) Richard Zare (postdoc) |
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