Nyman Levin
Doctor Nyman Levin (born 17 February 1906, London; d. 25 January 1965, London) was a British physicist who was Director of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment from 1959 to 1965. Personal Nyman Levin was the son of Leibisch Levin and Annie Levene; there was one brother, Barnett, and several half-siblings, Annie, Fanny, Solomon and Mary. He married Dora and the couple had three children.
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Education

Levin attended the Central Foundation Boys' School, where he specialised in physics. For four years after leaving school, he went to evening classes at Sir John Cass' College while working in the family firm. His studies continued with a London County Council scholarship to Imperial College.

Career

He joined Marconi Company, Marconi's in 1930, to work on optical systems for telev ...
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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is a United Kingdom Ministry of Defence research facility responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads for the UK's nuclear weapons. It is the successor to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) with its main site on the former RAF Aldermaston and has major facilities at Burghfield, Blacknest and RNAD Coulport. AWE plc, responsible for the day-to-day operations of AWE, is owned by the Ministry of Defence and operated as a non-departmental public body. Until June 2021, AWE plc was owned by a consortium of Jacobs Engineering Group, Lockheed Martin UK and Serco through AWE Management Ltd, which held a 25‑year contract (until March 2025) to operate AWE, although all the sites remained owned by the Government of the United Kingdom which had a golden share in AWE plc. In November 2020, it was announced that the Ministry of Defence had triggered a contractual break point and would take ownership of AWE Plc ...
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