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Manson Benedict | |
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| Born | October 9, 1907 |
| Died | September 18, 2006 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | Cornell MIT |
| Awards | William H. Walker Award (1947) E. V. Murphree Award (1963) Perkin Medal (1966) Robert E. Wilson Award (1968) Enrico Fermi Award (1972) National Medal of Science (1975) John Fritz Medal (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear Engineering |
| Institutions | Manhattan Project MIT Atomic Energy Commission |
Manson Benedict (October 9, 1907 – September 18, 2006)[1] was an American nuclear engineer and a professor of nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1958 to 1968, he was the chairman of the advisory committee to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
- ^ "Manson Benedict, 98, chemist on Manhattan Project, dies". Tech Talk. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. September 27, 2006. p. 6. Retrieved October 30, 2006.