Morris Scharff

American physicist
Morris Scharff
Born(1929-01-11)January 11, 1929
America
DiedNovember 22, 2017(2017-11-22) (aged 88) [1]
La Jolla, United States
OccupationPhysicist

Morris "Moe" Scharff was an American physicist and explosive engineer who researched the ablation aspects of the American Project Orion nuclear propulsion spacecraft in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

Moe died on November 22, 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Morris Fraenkel Scharff 1929 - 2017". La Jolla Light. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ Dyson, G. (2003). Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-7284-6. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  • http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunconvent.php
  • http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ranchosantafereview/obituary.aspx?n=morris-fraenkel-scharff&pid=187592686


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