George Cowan

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George Cowan was an American physical chemist and philanthropist best known for his work on the Manhattan Project and for founding the interdisciplinary research center, the Santa Fe Institute.

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George Cowan canonical 2

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instanceOf American scientist ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
physical chemist ⓘ
awardReceived Enrico Fermi Award ⓘ
Los Alamos National Laboratory Medal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt New York University ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
Stevens Institute of Technology ⓘ
employer Los Alamos National Laboratory ⓘ
familyName Cowan ⓘ
fieldOfWork nuclear chemistry ⓘ
nuclear weapons research ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ
founded Santa Fe Institute ⓘ
genre scientific research ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasRole founding trustee of the Santa Fe Institute ⓘ
research leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory ⓘ
scientific administrator ⓘ
influenced development of interdisciplinary complexity science ⓘ
knownFor founding the Santa Fe Institute ⓘ
work on the Manhattan Project ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
Los Alamos National Laboratory staff ⓘ
movement complex systems science ⓘ
name George Cowan ⓘ
notableIdea promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration between natural and social sciences ⓘ
notableWork Manhattan Project ⓘ
occupation chemist ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
research scientist ⓘ
placeOfActivity New Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
positionHeld president of the Santa Fe Institute ⓘ
trustee of the Santa Fe Institute ⓘ
residence Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ
workLocation Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ

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