Abstract

Wilson’s pioneering work in nuclear astrophysics, in particular, his models of supernovae core-collapse, neutrino transport, shock-propagation and magnetically driven jets, essentially launched the field of numerical relativity.

Highlights

  • James Ricker Wilson died on Tuesday, August 14th, Wilson was born October 21, 1922, in Berkeley, California, to Leslie and Ethel Wilson

  • A humorous story of his first research problem highlights Jim Wilson's ability to find simple solutions to complex problems, a trait which characterized his career. When he arrived at Los Alamos, his Courtesy of Physics supervisor handed him a pea-size chunk of dull grayish metal and said, “This is the world's supply of plutonium

  • In 1968, he took a sabbatical year at Cambridge to study astrophysics

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James Ricker Wilson died on Tuesday, August 14th, Wilson was born October 21, 1922, in Berkeley, California, to Leslie and Ethel Wilson. James Ricker Wilson died on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007. After earning a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, he immediately joined the Manhattan Project. A humorous story of his first research problem highlights Jim Wilson's ability to find simple solutions to complex problems, a trait which characterized his career.

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