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  1. Lewis Strauss. Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss ( / ˈstrɔːz / STRAWZ; January 31, 1896 – January 21, 1974) was an American government official, businessman, philanthropist, and naval officer. He was one of the original members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in 1946 and he served as the commission's chair in the 1950s.

  2. Jul 26, 2023 · Strauss found his support for a hydrogen bomb doggedly opposed by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the chairman of the AEC’s general advisory committee who led the Manhattan Project in Los ...

  3. 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. As a young boy, Strauss had a strong interest in physics and planned ...

  4. Sep 19, 2018 · In fact, there’s an aspen clone in Utah that covers 100 acres and has been estimated at 40 times the weight of a blue whale, making it the largest living thing on Earth – not to mention the ...

  5. Mar 11, 2024 · As we learn in the movie, one of the men behind destroying Oppenheimer’s reputation was Lewis Strauss, played by Robert Downey Jr. in a career-best performance. On Sunday, he won the 2024 ...

  6. Aug 9, 2023 · And the campaign against Oppenheimer, which Strauss deliberately and maliciously waged according to History, did come into play during his confirmation hearings, which ended in a 46 to 49 vote against him. In "Oppenheimer," a furious Strauss still manages to put on a smile when facing reporters after his defeat.

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  8. Mar 9, 2024 · 13 min. This piece contains spoilers for “Oppenheimer” (2023). Lewis L. Strauss was once a very important man in Washington. An admiral who helped run the Navy’s weapons efforts in the 1940s ...

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