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Jun 25, 2022 · September 16, 1907. Birthplace: Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, United States. Death: January 29, 1988 (80) Seattle, King County, Washington, United States (Parkinson's disease) Immediate Family: Son of Ferdinand August Neddermeyer and Mary Emily Neddermeyer. Husband of Doris Frances Carter.
- Michigan
- September 16, 1907
- Doris Frances Carter
- January 29, 1988
Neddermeyer died in Seattle on January 29, 1988, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Neddermeyer is portrayed by Colin Bennett in the 1980 BBC series Oppenheimer, by Joe D'Angerio in Fat Man and Little Boy, and by Devon Bostick in the Christopher Nolan-directed film Oppenheimer (2023).
In 1982, Seth was presented with the Department of Energy's Enrico Fermi award by President Ronald Reagan. Seth died in Seattle, Washington on January 29, 1988 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
Abstract An interview in May 1984 with Seth Neddermeyer, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Washington, in Seattle. After receiving a BA from Stanford in 1929, Dr. Neddermeyer took his PhD at Caltech in 1935 with Carl D. Anderson.
Seth Henry Neddermeyer (September 16, 1907 – January 29, 1988) was an American physicist who co-discovered the muon, and later championed the implosion-type nuclear weapon while working on the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
Jul 21, 2023 · Oppenheimer’s wife at the time of his death in 1967, the German-born Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer first met the famous scientist in 1939 while she was still married to her third husband.
1946 – 1988 Associate Professor to Professor (1946-1973) and Emeritus Professor (1973-1988), University of Washington, Seattle (Wash.). 1982 Awarded Enrico Fermi Award, United States Department of Energy. January 29, 1988 Death, Seattle (Wash.).