Richard Post

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Richard Freeman Post (born November 14, 1918 in Pomona , California - † April 7, 2015 in Walnut Creek , California) was an American physicist who studied accelerator physics , fusion research, and plasma physics . He also developed the Inductrack magnetic levitation technology.

Post made his bachelor's degree at Pomona College in 1940, where he was an assistant instructor in physics until 1942. During World War II he researched underwater acoustics at the Naval Research Laboratory of the US Navy until 1946. From 1947 he studied at Stanford University , where he received his doctorate in 1951. From 1951 he was at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , where he was from 1951 to 1974 head of the fusion research group (Controlled Thermonuclear Research Group) and 1974 to 1987 Deputy Associate Director of the magnetic fusion program. From 1987 he was a senior scientist there. Since 1963 he has also been Professor in Residence at the University of California, Davis . In the 1960s he was a consultant to NASA and the US Air Force (Systems Command).

In 1978 he received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics .

Post was married to Marylee Armstrong (1925–2012) since 1946 and had three children, including actress Markie Post . He lived in Walnut Creek , California , where he died on April 7, 2015 at the age of 96 after a brief illness.

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  1. ↑ Marylee Post. Obituary notice on legacy.com from May 19, 2012 (accessed April 11, 2015).
  2. ↑ James Grant: Though She Plays a Lawyer on Night Court, Markie Post Can't Help Feeling Guilty. In: People , Vol. 25 No. 9 of March 3, 1986 (accessed April 11, 2015).
  3. ↑ Ralph Vartabedian: Richard Post, energy scientist and prolific inventor, dies at 96. In: Los Angeles Times of April 10, 2015 (English, accessed April 11, 2015).
personal data
SURNAME Post, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Post, Richard F .; Post, Richard Freeman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American physicist
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Pomona , California
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 2015
Place of death Walnut Creek , California