Ned Goldwasser

Edwin L. Goldwasser
Born	(1919-03-09)March 9, 1919 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Died	December 14, 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 97)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Known for	Work in photons, cosmic rays, charged particles and elementary particles
Awards	Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow to the American Physical Society (1961) Guggenheim Fellowship (1957-58)
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	University of Illinois Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Edwin L. Goldwasser (March 9, 1919 — December 14, 2016) was an American physicist and Co-Founder of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the field of particle physics. He was a Professor of Physics Emeritus and former Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, as well as the first Deputy Director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. His interests were photons, cosmic rays, charged particles and elementary particles. He was Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Physical Society (elected in 1961). He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1957–1958.

Life and career

Ned was born in Manhattan, attending the Horace Mann school and later graduating at Harvard, majoring in physics and graduating in 1940. His first job was in the Navy, working as a civilian physicist for the Bureau of Ordnance

Goldwasser's father was I. Edwin Goldwasser, a teacher, philanthropist, and businessman.

External links

• "Edwin Goldwasser, Physicist Who Co-Founded Fermilab, Dies at 97". The New York Times. December 28, 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-26.