Waldo Cohn
Waldo Cohn | |
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Cohn in 1947 | |
| Born | 28 June 1910 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | 27 August 1999 (aged 89) Oak Ridge, Tennessee, US |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Separation of uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project; desegregation of schools; founding the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra |
| Spouse | Charmian Edlin Cohn |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | D. M. Greenberg |
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Waldo E. Cohn (1910–1999) was an American biochemist known principally for developing techniques for separation of isotopes necessary for the Manhattan Project.