Ernest Lawrence

Ernest Orlando Lawrence (born Ernest Lawrence) was born on August 8, 1901, in Canton, South Dakota, and passed away on August 27, 1958, in Palo Alto, California. He was a physicist from the United States and was known for his work on the Cyclotron, Calutron, Chromatron, and the Manhattan Project. Lawrence's academic discipline was in physics.

Ernest Lawrence received his education from various institutions, including St. Olaf College, University of South Dakota, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), University of Chicago, and Yale University. His doctoral advisor was William Francis Gray Swann.

Throughout his career, Lawrence mentored several doctoral students, including Chien-Shiung Wu, Robert R. Wilson, Edward J. Lofgren, Kenneth Ross MacKenzie, and M. Stanley Livingston. He was the founder of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Ernest Lawrence received multiple awards and recognitions for his contributions to physics. In 1939, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Later, in 1982, Lawrence was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.