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2 unusual facts about IIT Physics Department


Robert F. Christy

Christy received his Ph.D. in 1941 and joined the physics department faculty of Illinois Institute of Technology, however he also spent time at the University of Chicago where he was recruited by Enrico Fermi to join the effort to build the first reactor, having been recommended as a theory resource by Oppenheimer.

Watts Humphrey

Watts Humphrey received a bachelor of science in physics from the University of Chicago, a master of science in physics from Illinois Institute of Technology physics department, and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.



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