Gerard K. O'Neill
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 32 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 6,1927 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Brooklyn |
| New York City | |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 27,1992 |
| Died | Redwood City |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Particle physics |
| Space Studies Institute | |
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| Job | Author |
| Journalist | |
| Physicist | |
| Astronomer | |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Swarthmore College | |
| Newburgh Free Academy | |
| Books | The technology edge |
| 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future | |
| Elementary Particle Physics: An Introduction | |
| The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space | |
| Awards | Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science |
| Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting | |
| Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime | |
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| ID | 651702 |
Gerard K. O'Neill Life story
Gerard Kitchen O'Neill was an American physicist and space activist. As a faculty member of Princeton University, he invented a device called the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiments. Later, he invented a magnetic launcher called the mass driver.
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