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James Rainwater

James Rainwater
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Leo James Rainwater was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Andrew HuxleyNovember 22, 1917 – May 30, 2012
  2. Herbert A. HauptmanFebruary 14, 1917 – October 23, 2011
  3. James Rainwater (this page)December 9, 1917 – May 1986
  4. John FennJune 15, 1917 – December 10, 2010
  5. Walter MunkOctober 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019
  6. William Standish KnowlesJune 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012

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