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conrad longmire in 2002 . 28 march 2010 santa barbara , california los alamos national laboratory mission research corporation loyston , tennessee ernest orlando lawrence award -lrb- 1961 -rrb- 250px american physics 23 august 1921 plasma of high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse physics thermonuclear weapons design discovery of the mechanism united states conradlongmire.jpg conrad longmire
 conrad longmire university of illinois university of rochester
conrad longmire

conrad lee longmire -lrb- august 23 , 1921 -- march 22 , 2010 -rrb- was an american theoretical physicist who was best known as the discoverer of the mechanism behind high-altitude electromagnetic pulse .
in 1961 , longmire was awarded the ernest orlando lawrence award `` for continued and original theoretical contributions , requiring unusual insight , to the development of nuclear weapons and the progress of plasma physics . ''
in 2004 he was awarded the los alamos medal , the nuclear laboratory 's highest award .
