Gerhart Friedlander

Gerhart Friedlander (born Friedländer, July 28, 1916 – September 6, 2009)^[1] was a nuclear chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Friedlander was born in Munich, and fled Nazi Germany for the United States in 1936. After emigrating, he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a PhD.

He spent the bulk of his career at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he served as head of the chemistry department. He conducted fundamental research into the mechanics of nuclear reactions, developing groundbreaking models that remained in use at the time of his death. He also co-authored a popular textbook on nuclear chemistry.

While at Berkeley, Friedlander worked with Glenn Seaborg on the discovery of Seaborgium.

References

1. Glaser, Vicki (September 12, 2009). "Gerhart Friedlander, Nuclear Chemist, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

External links

• 2002 Video Interview with Gerhart Friedlander by Atomic Heritage Foundation Voices of the Manhattan Project
• Guide to the Gerhart Friedlander Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York.