Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Marvin Marshak, chairman of the Physics Department at University of Minnesota, about impactful scientific life of the late professor Al Nier. Marshal also discusses what lies ahead in the study of physics for the next generation of scientists.
Nier was a key member of developing the atomic bomb during WWII, perfected procedures to determine the age of the Earth. He taught at University of Minnesota for almost 60 years.