The Resume

(July 10, 1920-February 28, 2006)
Born in San Francisco, California
Physicist
Professor at University of California, Berkeley
With Emilio Segre won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the antiproton (1959)
Was later part of the team that found the anti-neutron

Why he might be annoying:

In first grade, he was the only student in his class who could not write his own name.
His mentor, Segre, first noticed him because he 'amused himself by finding flaws in my lectures.'
During the Manhattan Project, he accidentally exposed himself to enough radiation that he had to take a leave of absence.
His office was so cluttered with papers piled 'almost to the ceiling' that he could barely fit in and had to hold meetings with students in the hall.
He used his Nobel Prize fame to promote his favorite causes (nuclear disarmament,ending the Vietnam War), while saying, 'I think that people in the public domain pay too much attention to [Nobel Prize] winners.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a magnet for students as he was approachable and had a knack for untangling complicated theories for the uninitiated.
He would work alongside students late into the night on mundane tasks like carrying the lead bricks needed for shielding.
He was a campus frisbee enthusiast.
During a lecture tour of Japan, he visited Hiroshima to offer his personal apology in its Peace Memorial Park.
He was a founder of the Special Opportunity Scholarship program to help talented but eceonomically disadvantaged students attend the University of California.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Scientists
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 50]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7101920)
• I Attended Dartmouth
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Attended University of Chicago
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 85)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• I Have Parkinson Disease
• I Married in 1980
• I Married in 1998
• Manhattan Project
• My Forehead is Huge [Fiveheads]
• Nobel Prize for Physics (Ranked: 1959)
• Profiles 34751-35000 (Ranked: 34984)
• Scientists
• Theta Chi Fraternity

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying