David L. Hill
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| Born | David Lawrence Hill November 11, 1919 Booneville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 2008 (aged 89) |
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| Partner | Sharon Vincent[1] |
| Children | 7 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
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| Thesis | Dynamical analysis of nuclear fission (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Archibald Wheeler |
David Lawrence Hill (November 11, 1919 – December 14, 2008) was an American nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project in World War II and was head of the Federation of American Scientists. He is best known for his 1959 testimony against the nomination of Lewis Strauss as United States Secretary of Commerce.
Early life
Hill was born in Booneville, Mississippi.[2]
World War II
After graduating from the
Post-war career
After the war, he received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Princeton University in 1951. His doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler.[5] He was an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University and then from 1954 to 1958 worked as a theoretical physicist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.[5][3]
In 1953, Hill, a chairman for the
Later years
Hill spent the later part of his career working in the private sector, founding research and development companies including Nanosecond Systems Inc., a manufacturer of high-precision measuring equipment, and serving as president of Harbor Research Corp., a patent enforcement and investment company.[9][5]
Personal life
Hill married Mary Shadow on December 31, 1950, with whom he had seven children.[10][11] He died on December 14, 2008, at the age of 89 in Brighton, New York.[12]
In media
Hill was portrayed by Rami Malek in the 2023[13] Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer.[14]
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 9780935470758.
- ^ a b "David L. Hill". Nuclear Museum. Atomic Heritage Foundation. December 2, 1942. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ISSN 0024-3019.
- ^ a b c "David Hill *51". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- U.S. Government Printing Office. 1959. p. 430. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Government Printing Office. 1959. pp. 733–737. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "The Congress: Sharp Image". Time. June 29, 1959. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Cornwell 1989, p. 426.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary of David Hill". Falvo Funeral Home Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Fans point out a historical mistake in 'Oppenheimer'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. July 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Cast of 'Oppenheimer' and the Real People They Play". Vanity Fair. July 20, 2023.
Works cited
- Cornwell, Ilene (1989). Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly Volume IV: 1931-1951. ISBN 0874020085.
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