Myron Samuel Malkin (1924 - 1994) was a

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and

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. Malkin was the father and first director of the

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from 1973 to 1980. Malkin was born in

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. He served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II. He was involved with the US takeover of Iow Jima. He studied at

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eventually earning his Ph.D. there in nuclear physics.

Sources

''New York Times'' obityuary for Malkin
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