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Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (* 27. Juli 1904 in Cooperstown, New York; † 14. Juli 1996 in Lexington (Massachusetts)) war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker.
Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (July 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996) was an American physicist at Harvard University who worked on cyclotron research. His accurate measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes allowed him to confirm Albert Einstein's mass–energy equivalence concept.
- Physics
- Nuclear mass measurements, Director of the Trinity nuclear test
In March 1944, planning for the test was assigned to Kenneth Bainbridge, a professor of physics at Harvard University, working under explosives expert George Kistiakowsky. Bainbridge's group was known as the E-9 (Explosives Development) Group. Stanley Kershaw, formerly from the National Safety Council, was made responsible for safety.
- July 16, 1945, (78 years ago)
- Trinity Site, New Mexico
2. Mai 2024 · Wikipedia:GND in Wikipedia weicht von GND in Wikidata ab; Physiker (20. Jahrhundert) Massenspektrometriker; Person (Manhattan-Projekt) Hochschullehrer (Harvard University) Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Mitglied der National Academy of Sciences; Fellow der American Physical Society; US-Amerikaner; Geboren 1904 ...
Kenneth Bainbridge. (1904 - 1996) Kenneth Bainbridge was born on July 27, 1904, in Cooperstown, New York. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he obtained a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. While interning at General Electric laboratories, he decided to pursue a Ph.D. in Physics at Princeton University, which he ...
5. Aug. 2020 · Einer seiner Kollegen, der Direktor des Tests, Kenneth Bainbridge, drückte es plastischer aus: „Jetzt sind wir alle Hurensöhne.“ Das mulmige Gefühl der Physiker sollte sich als begründet erweisen. Schon drei Wochen später zeichnete sich der zweite Atompilz ab, dieses Mal über dem Himmel des Kriegsgegners Japan. Der dritte folgte nur drei Tage danach.
18. Juli 1996 · Dr. Kenneth T. Bainbridge, the physicist who directed the first test of an atomic bomb, died on Sunday in Lexington, Mass., where he lived. He was 91. When World War II began, Dr. Bainbridge...
