Seth Neddermeyer

Seth Neddermeyer
Neddermeyer's ID badge photo from Los Alamos
Born	Seth Henry Neddermeyer (1907-09-16)September 16, 1907 Richmond, Michigan, United States
Died	January 29, 1988(1988-01-29) (aged 80) Seattle, Washington, United States
Education	University of Olivet Stanford University (AB) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Known for	Co-discoverer of the muon Implosion-type atomic bomb
Awards	Enrico Fermi award (1982)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	National Bureau of Standards Los Alamos Laboratory University of Washington
Thesis	The absorption of high energy electrons (1935)
Doctoral advisor	Carl D. Anderson

Seth Henry Neddermeyer (September 16, 1907 – January 29, 1988) was an American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion-type nuclear weapon while working on the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.