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Seth Henry Neddermeyer

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Birthplace: Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Death: January 29, 1988 (80)
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States (Parkinson's disease)
Immediate Family:

Son of Ferdinand August Neddermeyer and Mary Emily Neddermeyer
Husband of Doris Frances Carter
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Gail Jeanelle Nicholson; Pauline Winifred Shehane and Rebecca Alice Neddermeyer

Occupation: phycisist, helped develop the atomic bomb
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About Seth Neddermeyer

Developed the implosion trigger which allowed the detonation of atomic bombs.

Some of his other work led to the discovery of positrons and subatomic particles called muons.

1983 - U.S. Dept. of Energy gave him its highest honor, the Enrico Fermi Award

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Seth Neddermeyer's Timeline

1907
September 16, 1907
Richmond, Macomb County, Michigan, United States
1988
January 29, 1988
Age 80
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
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University of Washington, Seattle, King County, WA, United States
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- 1929
Stanford, Palo Alto, California, United States
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- 1935
California Institute of Technology, California, United States