Joseph O. Hirschfelder | |
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| Born | May 27, 1911 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1990 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Yale University Princeton University |
| Known for | Hirschfelder–Curtiss variable Backward differentiation formula |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study University of Wisconsin National Defense Research Committee Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Thesis | (1936) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Eyring Eugene Wigner Hugh Stott Taylor |
| Doctoral students | Charles Francis Curtiss Robert Byron Bird |
Joseph Oakland Hirschfelder (May 27, 1911 – March 30, 1990) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project and in the creation of the nuclear bomb.[1][2]