Alfred Lee Loomis as both financier and scientist
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Alfred Lee Loomis was a wealthy American Wall Street investor turned influential physicist and patron of science, renowned for funding and leading pioneering research in radar and other technologies before and during World War II.
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| Alfred Lee Loomis as both financier and scientist canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American
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financier ⓘ human ⓘ patron of science ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInnovation |
electroencephalography applications
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precision timekeeping devices ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-11-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Albert Einstein
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Ernest O. Lawrence ⓘ
surface form:
Ernest Lawrence
Niels Bohr ⓘ Vannevar Bush ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-08-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Bonbright and Company ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| familyName | Loomis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
physics
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radar technology ⓘ time measurement ⓘ ultrasound ⓘ |
| founded |
Loomis Laboratory
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surface form:
Loomis Laboratory at Tuxedo Park
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| fullName |
Alfred Loomis
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surface form:
Alfred Lee Loomis
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. military technology policy during World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early work on radar and microwave technologies
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organizing prewar scientific research in the United States ⓘ supporting the development of LORAN navigation ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in the U.S. Army during World War I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding and funding the Loomis Laboratory at Tuxedo Park
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philanthropic support of scientific research ⓘ supporting and organizing radar research during World War II ⓘ |
| notedAs | bridge between American finance and scientific research ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
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investment banker ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| patronOf |
medical research
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nuclear physics research ⓘ radar research ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Bonbright and Company ⓘ |
| residence | Tuxedo Park, New York ⓘ |
| roleIn |
development of radar for Allied forces in World War II
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establishment of the MIT Radiation Laboratory ⓘ |
| usedWealthFor |
building private research laboratories
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funding basic scientific research ⓘ |
| wealthSource | Wall Street investments ⓘ |
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book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant
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Alfred Lee Loomis as both financier and scientist
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Tuxedo Park