J. Ernest Wilkins Jr., American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician (died 2011)

J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

American mathematician (1923–2011)

Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. was an American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician. A child prodigy, he attended the University of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest ever student. His graduation at a young age resulted in him being hailed as "the…