▁during ▁the ▁test , ▁"' This ▁is ▁the ▁greatest ▁scientific ▁experiment ▁of ▁all ▁time ' ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁certainly ▁the ▁biggest . ▁Then ▁the ▁horror ▁s ank ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁thing ▁had ▁actually ▁worked , ▁followed ▁by ▁relief ▁that ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁hadn ' t ▁ign ited , ▁as ▁some ▁had ▁fe ared ▁it ▁would ." ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁Sh err ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁physics ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁provided ▁experimental ▁evidence ▁of ▁F erm i ' s ▁interaction , ▁a ▁theoretical ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁beta ▁decay ▁phenomen on . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁head ed ▁an ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Commission - cont ract ed ▁nuclear ▁research ▁project , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Pr inc eton ' s ▁AV F ▁cycl ot ron ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Sh err ▁retired ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁but ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁community ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁published ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁scientific ▁journ als ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sh err ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁R ita ▁" Pat " ▁Sh err , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁In ▁ 1 9