Lyle Benjamin Borst
Lyle Benjamin Borst | |
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| Born | 24 November 1912 |
| Died | 30 July 2002 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois University of Chicago |
| Known for | Numerous inventions Nuclear Train |
| Spouse | Ruth Barbara Mayer |
| Children | John Benjamin Borst Stephen Lyle Borst Frances Elizabeth Wright |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Manhattan 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 advisor | William 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.