Jerrold R. Zacharias
Jerrold Reinach Zacharias | |
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| Born | January 23, 1905 |
| Died | July 16, 1986 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Awards | Oersted Medal (1961) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | The temperature dependence of Young's modulus for nickel (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shirley Leon Quimby |
| Doctoral students | John G. King (1953), Rainer Weiss (1962) |
Jerrold Reinach Zacharias (January 23, 1905 – July 16, 1986) was an American physicist and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as an education reformer. His scientific work was in the area of nuclear physics.