Karl Z. Morgan

Karl Ziegler Morgan
Karl Morgan in 1995
Born(1907-09-27)27 September 1907
Died8 June 1999(1999-06-08) (aged 91)
AwardsGold Medal for Radiation Protection (1962)
Scientific career
FieldsRadiation Health Physics
Doctoral advisorWalter M. Nielsen

Karl Ziegler Morgan (September 27, 1907 – June 8, 1999), was an American physicist who was one of the founders of the field of radiation health physics. For almost three decades, he worked for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Late in life, in 1982 he became a critic of nuclear power and nuclear weapons production.