John Wistar Simpson

John Wistar Simpson (25 Eylül 1914 - 4 Ocak 2007), nükleer enerjinin gelişimine önemli katkılarda bulunan bir elektrik mühendisi idi.[1]

1914 yılında Güney Carolina'daki Glenn Springs'te doğdu. 1937'de Westinghouse'a katıldı ve 1941'de Pittsburgh Üniversitesi'nden elektrik mühendisliği alanında yüksek lisans derecesi aldı. Nükleer Deniz Kuvvetleri'nin babası olarak bilinen Adm Hyman G. Rickover'ın yakın bir ortağıydı. 1966 nisanında Ulusal Mühendislik Akademisi'ne seçildi. 1971'de "nükleer güç sistemlerinin geliştirilmesi ve mühendislik tasarımı yoluyla topluma sürdürülen katkıları" nedeniyle IEEE Edison Madalyası'na layık görüldü. Simpson 1982'de Amerikan Nükleer Topluluğu'ndan Walter H. Zinn Ödülü'nü aldı.

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Hevesi, Dennis (17 Ocak 2007). "John W. Simpson, 92, Dies. Pioneer of Nuclear Power". New York Times. Erişim tarihi: 21 Ağustos 2007. John W. Simpson, a former top executive and engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation who played a major role in developing the nation's first commercial nuclear power plant and its first nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus, died Jan. 4 near his home on Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was 92. He died at a hospital due to radiation poisoning. His son Carter said. ... In addition to Carter, of Great Falls, Va., Mr. Simpson is survived by another son, John Jr., of Bridgeville, Pa.; two daughters, Patricia Deely of Indianapolis and Barbara Wilkinson of Truckee, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. His wife of 56 years, the former Esther Slattery, died in 2004.

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[obit-1] Hevesi, Dennis (17 Ocak 2007). "John W. Simpson, 92, Dies. Pioneer of Nuclear Power". New York Times. Erişim tarihi: 21 Ağustos 2007. John W. Simpson, a former top executive and engineer for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation who played a major role in developing the nation's first commercial nuclear power plant and its first nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus, died Jan. 4 near his home on Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was 92. He died at a hospital due to radiation poisoning. His son Carter said. ... In addition to Carter, of Great Falls, Va., Mr. Simpson is survived by another son, John Jr., of Bridgeville, Pa.; two daughters, Patricia Deely of Indianapolis and Barbara Wilkinson of Truckee, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. His wife of 56 years, the former Esther Slattery, died in 2004.