Henry Hurwitz Jr.
Henry Hurwitz Jr. | |
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Hurwitz (left) receiving the E.O. Lawrence Award in 1961 | |
| Born | December 25, 1918 |
| Died | April 14, 1992 (aged 73) |
| Education | Cornell University (1938) Harvard University (1941) |
| Employer(s) | Manhattan Project General Electric Company |
| Spouse |
Alma Rosenbaum (m. 1951) |
| Parent | Henry Hurwitz Sr. |
Henry Hurwitz Jr. (December 25, 1918 – April 14, 1992) was a physicist at General Electric Company who pioneered the theory and design of nuclear power plants and helped engineer the reactor for the Seawolf nuclear submarine.