Jerome Karle Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Jerome Karle was an American chemist born on June 18, 1918, in New York. He developed an interest in chemistry and physics early in life. He studied biology for a year at Harvard, where he earned his master's degree in 1938. He worked in the New York State Department of Health, later earning a PhD from the University of Michigan in 1944. Karle was involved in the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago and returned to the University of Michigan. He worked at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985.

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June 18, 1918 Facts

Generation Group

Jerome Karle belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: New York

Place of Death: Annandale

Cause of Death: liver cancer

Educated At: University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts | Abraham Lincoln High School | City College of New York | Harvard University

Occupation: crystallographer | university teacher | chemist

Spouses: Isabella Karle

Employers: University of Chicago

Awards Received: honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow | Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award | honorary doctor of the University of Maryland | Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Astrology Analysis

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