june american nuclear physicist worked manhattan_project later directed skilled constructing smashing devices study fundamental structure matter helped build powerful particle time graduate student invented pair world war electronics expertise help develop separate noted having performed final check atomic bomb prior trinity test biography born attended ohio graduating attended graduated initial studies took place graduating master degree continued studies moved completed doctoral thesis examining absorption rates research classified adviser marked secret initiative moved mit held position studying rapidly evolving field fast electronics applied research particle physics outbreak world war joined new_mexico work manhattan_project research team crucial role helping identify needed detonate world nuclear bomb noted having performed final check atomic bomb prior trinity test project researchers join faculty war assistant professor professor student invented pair device measures gamma ray energies founder helped create electron world wilson predecessor director built electron enabled study phenomena new energy range quickly earned reputation hands designer indicated episode construction wound incorrectly fatal flaw repaired manufacturer months mac toy model studied carefully evening discovered ingenious simple way repair day crisis research fellow fellow director served retired faculty research included important measurements series including studies photo production production measurements electromagnetic form factors wilson continued collaborate wilson left head illinois wilson invited serve acting head section took year leave absence placed operation suffered frequent component failures left months later led effort increased power beam density factor contribution wilson said performance demonstrated mac skill leadership celebrated sixth sense finding sources trouble fixing returning proposed upgrading existing electron storage ring greatly increase energy particle collisions particles storage ring hit particles traveling opposite direction constructed world primary source information fundamental building blocks matter end particle physics experiments years later test facility rings future international linear developed proposal new mile diameter electron called obtain necessary million funding interviewed feelings work resulting dropping atomic bombs japanese cities said difficult assess things today preferred demonstration sad didn work way don know worked useful venture idea japanese honors elected governing board member trustee member trustee board member donated farm named acre property died heart attack new_york age
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