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Henry Margenau
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Henry Margenau (1901–1997) was an American physicist, nuclear physicist, and philosopher. Born in Bielefeld and educated at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he worked at Yale University and participated in the Manhattan Project. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Margenau authored 37 works, including *This is my Life*, *The Mathematics of Physics and Chemistry, Volume Two*, *The Scientist*, *Foundations of Physics*, and *The Nature of Physical Reality*. He was a Lutheran who spoke English and died in Hamden.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 8 Feb 1997
- Works
- 37
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bielefeld
- Place of death
- Hamden
- Occupation
- physicist
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Field of work
- physics
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- date of death
- 1997-02-08
- date of birth
- 1901-04-30
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