Lyle Benjamin Borst

Lyle Benjamin Borst
Born(1912-11-24)24 November 1912
Died30 July 2002(2002-07-30) (aged 89)
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
University of Chicago
Known forNumerous inventions
Nuclear Train
SpouseRuth Barbara Mayer
ChildrenJohn Benjamin Borst
Stephen Lyle Borst
Frances Elizabeth Wright
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsManhattan Project
Clinton Engineering Works
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
University of Utah
New York University
State University of New York
Thesis The Angular Distribution of Recoil Nuclei  (1941)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Draper Harkins
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Lyle Benjamin Borst (November 24, 1912 – July 30, 2002) was an American nuclear physicist and inventor. He worked with Enrico Fermi in Chicago, was involved with the Manhattan Project, and worked with Ernest O. Wollan to conduct neutron scattering and neutron diffraction studies.