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Herbert G. MacPherson
Herbert G. MacPherson
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In this first paper MacPherson already displayed qualities of scientific common sense and impeccable responsibility that were the hallmarks of his entire career, both as a physicist and as an engineer. During this early period MacPherson worked on cosmic rays with Brode and M
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. MacPherson maintained his contact with nuclear energy by spending the year 194~1947 attending the first sessions of the newly established Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology (then known as the Clinch College of Nuclear [knowledge)
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During all of his fourteen years at ORNL, the last six years of which he served as the deputy director of the laboratory, MacPherson continued to be the intellectual force behind the molten-salt reactor. His ideas culminated in the very successful Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE)
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He learned how to read Mayan glyphs and even published a paper, "The Maya Lunar Season," in the 1987 volume of the British journal Antiquity. In this paper Mac resolved a logical inconsistency that had plagued students of the Dresden Codex "eclipse table." In the prior archeological literature the dates in the Dresden Codex were identified with occurrences of solar eclipses worldwide.
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In my obituary at Mac's funeral, I referred to him as a "Prince of a Man." Mac was one of the most highly respected scientist/engineers to have worked at ORNL. He led an exemplary, fulfilled life and his passing leaves a creep sense of loss in his many admirers who appreciated his unusual qualities of judgment and wisdom.
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