Naomi Livesay
Naomi Livesay | |
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Photograph for Livesay's 1940s identification badge | |
| Born | Naomi Mary Livesay 1916 Montana, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 2001 (aged 84–85) Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Naomi Livesay French |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin (PhM, 1939) |
| Spouse | Anthony French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Manhattan Project University of Illinois Princeton University |
Naomi Livesay (1916 – 2001) was an American mathematician who contributed to the Manhattan Project. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Cornell College in Iowa and went on to receive a Ph.M. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 1939. Livesay worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos from 1944-1946 where she was assigned to calculate the predicted shockwave propulsion from an implosion type bomb.