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Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (/ ˈ s t r ɔː z / STRAWZ; January 31, 1896 – January 21, 1974) was an American government official, businessman, philanthropist and naval officer.
Jul 26, 2023 · Once a traveling shoe salesman, amateur physicist Lewis Strauss spurred the hydrogen bomb’s development—and became Robert Oppenheimer's nemesis.
Lewis Strauss’s life took a dramatic turn after his notorious decision to deny Oppenheimer’s security clearance, a move that haunted him for the rest of his life.
Mar 9, 2024 · Lewis Strauss, the government official who schemed to end J. Robert Oppenheimer’s career, is a key figure in Christopher Nolan's film. (Video: Allie Caren, Dan Diamond/The Washington Post)
In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Lewis Strauss as Secretary of Commerce in a recess appointment. Strauss had made enemies in the Senate during his tenure as Chair of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Strauss lost the confirmation vote, 46–49. In July 1959, Strauss resigned.
May 13, 2024 · Lewis Strauss (born January 31, 1896, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.—died January 21, 1974, Brandy Station, Virginia) was an American businessman and official who was head of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1953 to 1958 and acting secretary of commerce from 1958 to 1959.
Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (January 31, 1896 – January 21, 1974) was an American businessman, philanthropist and naval officer. He was one of the original members of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). In the 1950s he was the chairman of the commission.
Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) was an American financier and government official who served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Strauss was born in Charleston, West Virginia.
Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss was acting secretary of commerce under President Eisenhower from November 13, 1958, to June 19, 1959. Strauss grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where he was valedictorian of his high school class and was supposed to attend the University of Virginia, but he contracted typhoid and did not graduate in time.
Lewis Strauss was a naval officer and businessman who served as Atomic Energy Commission chairman during Robert Oppenheimer’s 1954 security clearance hearings.
