About Herman Postma
Lived 1933 – 2004 (aged 71). Herman Postma was a physicist, known for Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Herman Postma (March 29, 1933 – November 7, 2004) was an American scientist and educational leader. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1959 after attending Duke, Harvard and MIT. Much of Postma's career was at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he served as Laboratory Director from 1974 to 1988.
Early life Postma was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 29, 1933,
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Who was Herman Postma?
scientist (1933–2004)
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Herman Postma was born on 29 March 1933 in Wilmington.
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Herman Postma died on 7 November 2004 in Hawaii.
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Herman Postma was a physicist.
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Herman Postma was known for Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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