Burton Richter was the SLAC director from 1984 to 1999.
15 Facts About Burton Richter
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Burton Richter's parents were Fanny and Abraham Richter, a textile worker.
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Burton Richter graduated from Far Rockaway High School, a school that produced fellow laureates Baruch Samuel Blumberg and Richard Feynman.
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Burton Richter attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, then continued on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1952 and his PhD in 1956.
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Burton Richter then joined the faculty of Stanford University, becoming a full professor in 1967.
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Burton Richter was director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center from 1984 to 1999.
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Burton Richter was a Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Paul Pigott Professor in the Physical Sciences Emeritus of Stanford University.
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When eventually resources were secured, Burton Richter led the building of SPEAR, with the support of the US Atomic Energy Commission.
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In 1987, Burton Richter received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
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Burton Richter was a member of the JASON advisory group and served on the board of directors of Scientists and Engineers for America, an organization focused on promoting sound science in American government.
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Burton Richter was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2003.
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In 2012, President Barack Obama announced that Burton Richter was a co-recipient of the Enrico Fermi Award, along with Mildred Dresselhaus.
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In 2013, Burton Richter commented on an open letter from Tom Wigley, Kerry Emanuel, Ken Caldeira, and James Hansen, that Angela Merkel was "wrong to shut down nuclear".
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In 2014, Burton Richter was among the residents of a continuing care retirement center who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against a continuing care retirement home's financial practices.
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Burton Richter died on July 18,2018 in Stanford, California at the age 87.