Raymond Herb

Raymond G. Herb (1908–1996) was an American professor of nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin. He was known for building electrostatic acceleratorss. His work influenced the Manhattan Project, the project where the first nuclear weapons were built. 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.

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

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