Joseph L McKibben
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Joseph L. McKibben | |
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Born | Template:Error Template:Error | December 0, 1914
Residence | Placentia, CA, United States |
Nationality | USA |
Known for | Relativity |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist, Engineer |
Joe McKibben was the physicist and engineer from Wisconsin who pushed the button on the first atomic explosion at White Sands, New Mexico. The site is now a national monument. Although he was an avid physicist and engineer who liked to look at the world in a different light, and considered the pushing of the button a minor role, he will always be remembered best for this action.