About
Scientist who specialized in cryogenics and was a director of the Manhattan Project from 1942 to 1946.
Before Fame
He was a research scientist at UC Berkeley where he worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Trivia
He taught Paul J. Flory who won the Nobel Prize in 1974.
Family Life
He had two sons with his wife Margaret Vanderbilt whom he married on June 14, 1923.
Associated With
He was influenced by Nikola Tesla.