Raymond Herb

American nuclear physicist (1908–1996)

Raymond Herb
Born	(1908-01-22)January 22, 1908 Navarino, Wisconsin, US
Died	October 1, 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 88)
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, 1931) (PhD, 1935)
Known for	Developed the first practical Getter-ion Vacuum Pump. Built the first practical source of negative ions. Tandem accelerator Named Pelletrons.
Spouse	Anne Williamson
Children	5
Awards	Tom W. Bonner Prize (1968)
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear Physics
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Patrons	Glen G. Havens D. B. Parkinson D. W. Kerst G. J. Plain
Notable students	J. A. Ferry

Raymond George Herb (January 22, 1908 – October 1, 1996) was an American professor of nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was known for building electrostatic accelerators. His work influenced the Manhattan Project, which built the first nuclear weapons. In 1960, the University of São Paulo awarded him an honorary doctorate.^[1] He won the Bonner Prize in 1968. He started a company called NEC that manufactures electrostatic accelerators. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.^[2]

University of Wisconsin now holds a seminar series in his memory.

Sources

Complete biography at National Academy of Sciences [1]
University of Wisconsin–Madison Nuclear Experimental Physics Group
University of Wisconsin–Madison R. G. Herb Seminars
University of Wisconsin–Madison Nuclear Physics
The Pelletron Accelerator
Manhattan Project
World Sci Books
Cas.web.cern.ch
University of Wisconsin–Madison Engineers' Day
Barschall, Henry H. Raymond George Herb
Electrostatic Accelerator Development at Wisconsin

References

^ "Honorary Doctorates between the decades of 1950s and 1960s from the University of São Paulo, Brazil" (PDF).
^ Richards, Hugh T. (February 1997). "Obituary: Raymond G. Herb". Physics Today. 50 (2): 87–88. Bibcode:1997PhT....50b..87R. doi:10.1063/1.2806537.