Jiří Linhart (13 April 1924 – 6 January 2011)[1] Nuclear fusion physicist and Czech Olympic swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2] He stayed on in London[citation needed] after which he took his PhD under the supervision of Denis Gabor. He was a pioneer of Nuclear Fusion, author of "Plasma Physics" (1960) - the first textbook on Plasma science, and many academic papers and early patents on nuclear reactors.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | George Jiří Linhart |
| Born | 13 April 1924 Prague, Czechia |
| Died | 6 January 2011 (aged 86) Frascati, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
In 1956 he became group Head of Acceleration at CERN, and in 1960 he became the head of the EURATOM group in Frascati.
He was also a very keen chess player, playing in the Haifa Olympiad in 1976.
References
edit- ^ Robson, Anthony; Knoepfel, Heinz; Reiser, Martin (12 February 2011). "Obituary of George Jiri Linhart". Physics Today (2). College Park, Maryland: American Institute of Physics. doi:10.1063/PT.4.1928. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Linhart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
External links
edit- Jiří Linhart at Chessgames.com
- Jiří Linhart at Olympedia
- Jiří Linhart at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
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