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Toohig, Timothy E. was born on February 17, 1928 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Timothy Michael and Catherine Marie (Walsh) Toohig.
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Timothy E. Toohig, American Physicist. Achievements include discovery of eta meson. Measurement of pi mesonand k meson form factors. Demonstration of charged particle steering by crystals. Demonstration of the existence of channeling radiation from crystals. Fellow Jesuit Institute Boston College, 1994. Sergeant United States Army, 1946-1947. Member American Physical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Boston College, 1947; Master of Science in Optics, U. Rochester, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1962; Licentiate in Philosophy, Weston College, 1957.
Career
Research assistant, Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1962; research associate, Johns Hopkins University, 1962-1963; physicist 200 Be V project, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1964-1966; physicist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1967-1970; physicist, various positions, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, 1970-1989; physicist superconducting supercollider, Control Design Group, 1984-1989; deputy head conventional systems division, Control Design Group physicist, SSC Laboratory, 1989-1994; deputy head conventional construction division, SSC Laboratory. Chaplain Seton Hall High School, Patchogue, New York, 1967-1970, St. Joseph High School, Westchester, Illinois, 1971-1989.
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Sergeant United States Army, 1946-1947. Member American Physical Society.
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Roman Catholic