Alvin Martin Weinberg (born 20.04.1915) — American physicist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1961). Born in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago (1935) and worked there in 1939–45 (in 1942–45 at the Metallurgical Laboratory). From 1945 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (director in 1955–73), and from 1974 director of the Institute for Energy Analysis.
His research concerned nuclear physics and nuclear engineering, mainly the theory and design of nuclear reactors and nuclear technology. He proposed the pressurised water reactor and contributed to the development of breeder reactors and of power and research reactors.
The Atoms for Peace Award (1960), the E. Lawrence Medal (1960), the E. Fermi Prize (1980).