David Delano Clark
Appearance
David Delano Clark (February 10, 1924 – December 22, 1997) was a
nuclear physicist best known for his work at Cornell University building nuclear reactors and using them to perform neutron activation
analysis.
Biography
Born in
professor emeritus until his death.[1]
In 1968 he was awarded a
cardiac arrhythmia at his office at Cornell on December 22, 1997.[1] Each year, in his honor, the Cornell School of Applied Engineering and Physics hands out the David Delano Clark award for the best Master of Engineering, or M.Eng., project.[4]
References
- ^ Ithaca, N.Y.The cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, university officials said.
- ^ List of 1968 fellows Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- ^ "Cornell's David Clark is elected Fellow of the American Nuclear Society", Cornell news release, November 22, 1996; "David Clark elected Fellow of American Nuclear Society", Cornell Chronicle, December 5, 1996.
- ^ Listing of Cornell Engineering awards including The David Delano Clark Award.