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Morris Cohen

Birth:	1911 Chelsea Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
Death:	May 27, 2005 Swampscott Essex County Massachusetts, USA
Scientist. He earned his S.B. degree in metallurgy in 1933 and his Sc.D. in 1936 both at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He became a member of their faculty in 1937. He worked on the Manhattan Project during the Second World War. He and his colleagues developed fuel rods fo Enrico Fermi's reactor at the University of Chicago. He was awarded by President Jimmy Carter, the National Medal of Science, in 1977 for his research on steel hardening. He was awarded the Kyoto Prize in 1987 for Advanced Technology. He was the first materials scientist to receive the award. He became an Institute professorship at M.I.T. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Cause of his death was heart-related problems. (bio by: Genet) Search Amazon for Morris Cohen

Burial: Temple Sinai Cemetery Danvers Essex County Massachusetts, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Genet Record added: Jun 19, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11203370