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George Bogdanovich Kistiakowsky (Russian: Георгий Богданович Кистяковский, Ukrainian: Георгій Богданович Кістяківський, romanized: Heorhii Bohdanovych Kistiakivskyi; December 1 [O.S. November 18] 1900 – December 7, 1982) was a Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor ...
Learn about the life and achievements of George Kistiakowsky, a Ukrainian-American chemist who led the explosives division of the Manhattan Project. Find out how he contributed to the development of the atomic bomb, the White House science policy, and the anti-war movement.
10 de dic. de 1982 · George Kistialkowsky, que diseñó las modificaciones de los explosivos convencionales necesarias para hacer detonar la primera bomba atómica, falleció el pasado martes en Cambridge (Massachusetts).
George B. Kistiakowsky was awarded the National Medal of Science for contributions to physical chemistry, particularly to the understanding of reaction rates, and for statesmanship in the evolution of relationships between science and public affairs.
Dr. George Kistiakowsky was a Ukranian-American physical chemist whose contribution to the Manhattan Project included the design of the explosive lenses for the implosion-type bomb.
8 de dic. de 1982 · Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky, who worked on the developing the first atomic bomb and later became a leading advocate of banning nuclear weapons, died today at home at the age of 82, Harvard...
Russian Empire, Kiev. Place of death. United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge. Nationality. Ukrainian-American. Occupation. Visiting Scholar at the MIT Center for International Studies; Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University. View full person details. Contact us about this person.
