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Robert Serber (March 14, 1909 – June 1, 1997) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project. Serber's lectures explaining the basic principles and goals of the project were printed and supplied to all incoming scientific staff, and became known as The Los Alamos Primer.
1997 Jun 1st Died in New York City. Robert Serber (1909-1997) was an American physicist. He was recruited by J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the Manhattan Project. Serber was tasked with explaining the basic principles and goals of the project to all incoming scientific staff.
Robert Serber, a theoretical physicist who was the intellectual midwife at the birth of the atomic bomb and helped shape particle physics research for decades, died on Sunday at his home on the...
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He developed a mathematical method with Robert Wilson, called the Serber-Wilson method, that was the primary means for performing criticality calculations for the bomb. Oppenheimer appointed Charlotte Serber as head of the Library Division. She was the only female division leader at the lab.
Robert Serber. (1909 - 1997) Robert Serber was born on March 14, 1909, in Philadelphia. He earned a doctorate in physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1934, then moved to the University of California, Berkeley, to work with J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Sep 12, 1994 · His lectures were known as the “Los Alamos Primer.”. In this interview with Richard Rhodes, he discusses the decision to develop a hydrogen bomb. Serber also recalls Oppenheimer’s security hearing, the Chevalier conversation, and how the hearing changed Oppenheimer.
Jun 1, 1997 · March 14, 1909. New York, NY. June 1, 1997. Knowing the material thoroughly, Robert Serber (1909-1997) literally wrote the book on everything that incoming scientific staff at the secret Los Alamos Laboratory needed to know about the lab’s program to build the atomic bombs.
