Willard Harrison Bennett

Willard Harrison Bennett
BornJune 13, 1903 (1903-06-13)
DiedSeptember 28, 1987 (1987-09-29) (aged 84)[citation needed]
Alma materCarnegie Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
Known forPlasma physics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

Willard Harrison Bennett (June 13, 1903 – September 28, 1987) was an American scientist and inventor, born in Findlay, Ohio.[1] Bennett conducted research into plasma physics, astrophysics, geophysics, surface physics, and physical chemistry. The Bennett pinch is named after him.[2]

  1. ^ "NIHF Inductee Willard Bennett and Radio Frequency Spectrometer". www.invent.org. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ Bennett, Willard H. (1934-06-15). "Magnetically Self-Focussing Streams". Physical Review. 45 (12): 890–897. Bibcode:1934PhRv...45..890B. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.45.890.