Harris Mayer

Harris Mayer
Born
Harris Louis Mayer

(1921-02-15)February 15, 1921
New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 2023(2023-09-17) (aged 102)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, mathematics

Harris Louis Mayer (February 15, 1921 – September 17, 2023) was an American physicist known for his collaboration with Edward Teller and John von Neumann. He worked on the Manhattan Project. Mayer also worked on Project Orion. His work had to do with opacity, mostly in the context of atmospheric opacity to nuclear radiation.

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