Dr. Robert Fassnacht

Dr. Robert Fassnacht (HMRFV)

Location: Madison, WI 53706 Dane County
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N 43° 4.464', W 89° 24.329'

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In Memoriam

This is the site of the Sterling Hall bombing, which occurred at 3:40 AM on August 24, 1970. An outstanding research scientist, Dr. Robert Fassnacht, was killed in the bombing while working during the night in his laboratory on a physics experiment studying a basic mechanism for superconductivity in metals. Three others were injured. Dr. Fassnacht was 33 years old, married, and had three young children.
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HM NumberHMRFV
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Year Placed2007
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Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 5:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 304165 N 4771885
Decimal Degrees43.07440000, -89.40548333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 4.464', W 89° 24.329'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 4' 27.84" N, 89° 24' 19.74" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 475 N Charter St, Madison WI 53706, US
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