Walter Zinn Death
Walter passed away on February 14, 2000 at the age of 93 in Safety Harbor, Florida, United States.
When did Walter Zinn die?
February 14, 2000How old was Walter Zinn when died?
93Where did Walter Zinn die? What was the location of death?
Safety Harbor, Florida, United States
Walter Zinn Birthday and Date of Death
Walter Zinn was born on December 10, 1906 and died on February 14, 2000. Walter was 93 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 10, 1906
Date of Death: February 14, 2000
Age at Death: 93
Walter Zinn - Biography
Walter Henry Zinn (December 10, 1906 – February 14, 2000) was a nuclear physicist who was the first director of the Argonne National Laboratory from 1946 to 1956. He worked at the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory during World War II, and is credited with initiating the world’s first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction by withdrawing a control rod from Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor on December 2, 1942, at the University of Chicago. At Argonne he designed and built several new reactors, including Experimental Breeder Reactor I, the first nuclear reactor to produce electric power, which went live on December 20, 1951.
