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Lax, Benjamin
Lax, Benjamin
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Lax, Benjamin
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Radar Officer at Radiation Lab 1944-1946; Staff Lincoln Laboratory 1951-1965; Director of the National Magnet Laboratory 1960-1981; Professor of Physics 1965-1985; Emeritus 1986- .
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