List of United States Naval Academy Alumni - Scientists

Scientists

Name Class year Notability References
Michelson, Albert AbrahamAlbert Abraham Michelson 1873 Physicist who received the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physics, the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in sciences; noted for his work on the measurement of the speed of light, especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment d
Shallenberger, OliverOliver Shallenberger 1881 Electrical engineer who invented the induction meter for measuring alternating current, receiving a patent for it in 1888
Johnson, Alfred WilkinsonAlfred Wilkinson Johnson 1899 Vice Admiral; as Commander, Atlantic Squadron, winter 1938–1939, collaborated with the Naval Research Laboratory in conducting the first comprehensive radar experiments at sea, resulting in development of radar for fire-control systems
Byrd, Richard E.Richard E. Byrd 1912 Rear Admiral; Arctic and Antarctic explorer; Medal of Honor recipient for aerial and Arctic explorations; assistant to Officer In Charge, Navy Recruiting Bureau e
Rickover, Hyman G.Hyman G. Rickover 1922 Submariner and Engineering Duty Officer; "Father of the nuclear navy" as Director of the Naval Reactors Branch in the Bureau of Ships (1949–1982); 64 years of active service
Weber, JosephJoseph Weber 1940 Physicist; a developer of the maser, laser, and a pioneer of gravitational wave detection; the Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation was named in his honor; his first Gravitational Radiation Antenna was displayed at the Smithsonian Institution
Behrens, Jr., William WohlsenWilliam Wohlsen Behrens, Jr. 1944 Vice Admiral; oceanographer of the Navy who helped establish the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Walsh, DonDon Walsh 1954 Oceanographer, explorer and marine policy specialist; made a record-breaking descent into the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the world's oceans, in 1960 along with Jacques Piccard aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste
Hale, AlanAlan Hale 1980 Astronomer and discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995

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