Kennedy J. Reed

(1944- ) lived in Lincoln. Physicist, has conducted research at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory on reactions between ions and electrons that relate to the possible generation of electric power by atomic fusion, helped discover new ionization techniques that could be used to generate X rays of the kind needed for X-ray lasers useful for study of living cells, has written more than 100 articles and lectured by invitation at research centers in Europe and West Africa, helped found the National Physical Science Consortium, a group of some 30 colleges that provides physics fellowships for women and minority students, Consult Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century (Oryx Press, 1996) 280-284 and Omaha World Herald, October 20, 1996, p. B-10.

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