Wilmot N. Hess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilmot N. Hess

American physicist

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Oberlin, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2004

Profession: physicist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Wilmot N.
Hess (October 16, 1926 – April 16, 2004) was an American physicist who was involved with many ambitious scientific projects of the 20th century, including: the Plowshares project, the NASA Apollo moon missions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane research and oil spill cleanup research, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) weather modification research, and the US Department of Energy Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project.
Dr.
Hess retired as the Associate Director of the US Department of Energy, of which he was first elected in 1976.
Hess lived in California, and died on April 16, 2004 at the age of 77, of leukemia.