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May 29, 2018 · Conant, James B. (1893–1978), scientist, educator, and diplomat who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb.Conant received his Ph.D. in chemistry at Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the Chemical Warfare Service, where he directed the Organic Research Unit in the production of mustard gas .
1933 Oct 9th1953 President of Harvard University. 1940 Joined the National Defense Research Committee, becoming head of Division B, responsible for bombs, fuels, gases and chemicals. 1941 Became head of the NDRC, which was subsumed into the Office of Scientific Research and Development.
JAMES BRYANT CONANT March 26, 1893-February 11, 1978 BY PAUL D. BARTLETT THE CAREER of James Bryant Conant covered a remark-ably wide range of human concerns. He was a vigorous and prolific organic chemist, devoted to interpreting chemi-cal reactions on a physical level and applying such knowledge
James B. Conant, in full James Bryant Conant (born March 26, 1893, Dorchester, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 11, 1978, Hanover, N.H.), American educator and scientist, president of Harvard University, and U.S. high commissioner for western Germany following World War II.
Apr 1, 2019 · Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist. . by. Jennet. Conant. , New York. : Simon & Schuster. , 2017. . 587 pp. . James G. Hershberg. Author and Article Information. Journal of Cold War Studies (2019) 21 (1): 186–189. https://doi.org/10.1162/jcws_r_00858. Cite. Permissions. Share.
JAMES B. CONANT (Director, NDRC, 1941-1945, and Chair, S-1 (Uranium) Committee, 1942-1943) People > Administrators. Bush, Vannevar; Compton, Arthur H. Conant, James B. Groves, Leslie R. Lawrence, Ernest O. Oppenheimer, J. Robert; Roosevelt, Franklin D. Truman, Harry S. James Conant was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 26, 1893.
Oct 21, 2011 · On December 2, 1942, James Bryant Conant—Harvard University President and the chairman of the National Defense Research Committee—received a phone call from prominent physicist Arthur...
