Joseph W. Kennedy
Joseph William Kennedy was an American chemist who was a co-discoverer of plutonium, along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan and Arthur Wahl. During World War II he was head of the CM Division at the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, where he oversaw research onto the chemistry and metallurgy of uranium and plutonium. After the war, he was recruited as a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is credited with transforming a university primarily concerned with undergraduate teaching into one that also boasts strong graduate and research programs. He died of cancer of the stomach at the age of 40.
From *.wikipedia.org,
General Info
.
Male
Date of Birth
May 30th, 1916
Age
110
Birth Place
United States of America, Texas
Date of Death
May 5th, 1957
Died Aged
40
Star Sign
Gemini
Social Networks , Links
Interest
Loading Chart...
Lists