Bud Pyatt
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Bud Pyatt | |
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| Born | May 20, 1933 Wadesboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
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| Children | Geoffrey |
Kedar Davis "Bud" Pyatt Jr. (born May 20, 1933)[1] was Project Orion's chief mathematician. He worked on nuclear physics calculations for the project.[2]
Having a PhD in nuclear physics from Yale University,[2] he created mathematical models of the processes that were occurring, then setting up equations to simulate those processes and calculate the behavior.
Pyatt was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina. He is the father of Geoffrey Pyatt, the former American Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and ambassador to Greece.
References
[edit]- ^ "North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800–2000". Retrieved April 21, 2025 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ a b Rowe, Peter (July 17, 2011). "Designing an atom-bomb powered spaceship". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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