Robert G. Sachs

Robert G. Sachs (May 4, 1916 – April 14, 1999) was an American theoretical physicist, a founder and a director of the Argonne National Laboratory.[1][2][3] Sachs was also notable for his work in theoretical nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors.[3][4] Sachs was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[3] chairman of the Academy's Physics Section,[3] chairman of the Academy's Class I (Physical and Mathematical Sciences),[3] and director of the Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago.[3][4] Sachs was the author of the standard textbook Nuclear Theory (1953).[3]

Robert G. Sachs
Robert G. Sachs (right) with Atomic Energy Commission chair Dixy Lee Ray.
Born	Robert Green Sachs May 4, 1916 Hagerstown, Maryland
Died	April 14, 1999 (aged 82) Hyde Park, Chicago
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University
Known for	nuclear physics, terminal ballistics, and nuclear power reactors
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	Argonne National Laboratory University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Chicago
Thesis	Nuclear spins and magnetic moments by the alpha-particle model (1939)
Doctoral advisor	Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Doctoral students	Gene Amdahl Anatole Boris Volkov
Other notable students	Frederick J. Ernst
Influences	Edward Teller

Notable honors and awards

• Guggenheim fellow[3]
• honorary Ph.D., Purdue University (1967)[3][4]
• elected a member to the National Academy of Sciences (1971)[3]
• honorary Ph.D., University of Illinois (1977)[3]
• honorary Ph.D., Elmhurst College (1987)[3]

Life and career

• Born in Hagerstown, Maryland
• Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1939

References

1. Nagourney, Eric (April 17, 1999). "Robert Sachs, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
2. "Robert Sachs, Professor Emeritus in Physics, dies at age 82". University of Chicago Chronicle. 18 (15). April 29, 1999. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
3. Wali, Kameschwar C. (2004). Robert Green Sachs (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. 84. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. pp. 321–346. doi:10.17226/10992. ISBN 978-0-309-08957-9. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
4. "Robert Green Sachs – Honorary Degree Recipient". Purdue University. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.

Further reading

• Hildebrand, Roger; Winstein, Bruce; Wali, Kameshwar (August 1999). "Robert Green Sachs". Physics Today. American Institute of Physics. 52 (8): 79–81. Bibcode:1999PhT....52h..79H. doi:10.1063/1.882795.
• Kabir, P. K. (May 20, 1988). "Departures from Symmetry". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 240 (4855): 1068–1069. Bibcode:1988Sci...240.1068S. doi:10.1126/science.240.4855.1068. PMID 17731737.
• Snell, Arthur (August 20, 1954). "Book Reviews". Science. AAAS. 120 (3112): 301. Bibcode:1954Sci...120..301G. doi:10.1126/science.120.3112.301-a.

External links

• Robert G. Sachs at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Sachs, Robert Green, 1916- at Physics History Network, American Institute of Physics