Charles C. Loomis
| Charles C. Loomis | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1921 United States |
| July 14, 2011 (aged 90)July 14, 2011 (aged 90) | |
| 💼 Occupation | Physicist |
Charles C. Loomis, (February 26 1921 - July 14 2011) was a mathematical physicist on Project Orion.
Early career[edit]
Loomis joined the staff of the General Atomics Division of General Dyanmics Corporation at the John Jay Hopkins Laboratory for Pure and Applied Science, San Diego, California.[1] [2] [3]
Orion[edit]
Loomis, a mathematical physicist from Los Alamos helped Ted Taylor with his ideas for Project Orion. Loomis was put in charge of General Atomic's first computers.[4]
Loomis's office was next door to Taylors. Taylor told him about the sense of discouragement because Orion was so big, but he said "Well, think big! If it isn't big, it's the wrong concept. What's wrong with it being big?" it was this discussion that everything flipped for Project Orion. It was Chuck's call that if you were serious about exploring the solar system, who not use something the size of the Queen Mary? He understood that bombs could in principle do it. Loomis is listed on a report indicating he had worked on the meter model tests.[5]
Later career[edit]
Charles Loomis joined S-Cubed (Systems, Science and Software) after Project Orion was cancelled.[6] [7]
Death[edit]
Loomis died July 14 2011.[8] [9] [10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Clovis News-Journal from Clovis, New Mexico · Page 39 [1]
- ↑ Physics Today 10, 8, 44 (1957) [2]
- ↑ science.sciencemag.org [3]
- ↑ books.google.co.uk [4]
- ↑ Project Orion: George Dyson [5]
- ↑ stacks.stanford.edu [6]
- ↑ newspapers.com [7]
- ↑ memorialwebsites.legacy.com [8]
- ↑ legacy.com [9]
- ↑ dignitymemorial.com [10]
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