Leland John Haworth
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Leland John Haworth was an American particle physicist. In his long career he was head of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, and was ass
Commissioner Haworth at press conference in 1961, photograph by Ed Westcott
The United States Atomic Energy Commission was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by the U.S. Congress to foster and control the peacetime development of atomic s
Leland John Haworth
…Haworth (July 11, 1904 – March 5, 1979) was an American particle physicist. In his long career he was head of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, and was assistant to the president of Associated Universities, Inc. Leland John Haworth was born on July 11, 1904…
President Harry S. Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1946
David E. Lilienthal, who chaired the AEC from its creation until 1950
President Dwight D. Eisenhower with AEC chair Lewis Strauss in 1954
AEC chair John A. McCone presents the Enrico Fermi Award to Glenn T. Seaborg in 1959. Seaborg succeeded McCone as AEC chair in 1961.