1890.03.11 – 1974.06.28
An American engineer, inventor and science administrator, whose most important contribution was as head of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) during World War II, through which almost all wartime military R&D was carried out, including initiation and early administration of the Manhattan Project.
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Original member of the Majestic-12 Group (see p 002 of the Eisenhower briefing).