Robert D. Richtmyer

Robert Davis Richtmyer
Richtmyer in 1946
Born	(1910-10-10)October 10, 1910 Ithaca, New York
Died	September 24, 2003(2003-09-24) (aged 92) Gardner, Colorado
Alma mater	University of Göttingen Cornell University M.I.T.
Known for	Dielectric resonator antenna Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code Richtmyer method Richtmyer–Meshkov instability Lax–Richtmyer theorem
Awards	Leroy P. Steele Prize (1990) Guggenheim Fellowship (1961)
Scientific career
Institutions	Stanford University University of Colorado at Boulder
Thesis	Quantum Mechanical Study of Multiple-Ionization Collisions of a Fast Electron with an Atom  (1935)
Doctoral advisor	John C. Slater
Doctoral students	George Logemann

Robert Davis Richtmyer (October 10, 1910 – September 24, 2003) was an American physicist, mathematician, educator, author, and musician.