Edward A. Frieman

Edward Allan Frieman
Born(1926-01-19)January 19, 1926
New York City, US
DiedApril 11, 2013(2013-04-11) (aged 87)
EducationColumbia University (B.S.)
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (M.S., Ph.D.)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPlasma physics
InstitutionsLos Alamos Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Thesis The Proton-Proton Reaction and Energy Production in the Sun  (1951)
Doctoral advisorLloyd Motz
Doctoral studentsCharles Kennel

Edward Allan Frieman (January 19, 1926 – April 11, 2013) was an American physicist who worked on plasma physics and nuclear fusion.[1] He was the director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1986 through 1996, and then the senior vice president of science and technology at the Science Applications International Corporation from 1996 on until his death in 2013.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Frieman, E. A." history.aip.org. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Former Scripps Director, prominent physicist, and government advisor Edward A. Frieman has died at 87, La Jolla Light Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 13 April 2013
  3. ^ Biography of Edward Allan Frieman by Dennis Monday. Accessed 13 April 2013