physicist Norris Bradbury
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Norris Bradbury was an American physicist best known for directing the Los Alamos National Laboratory after World War II and overseeing the development of nuclear weapons during the early Cold War.
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director of research institution
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human
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physicist
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academicDegree
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PhD in physics
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awardReceived
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Enrico Fermi Award
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Naval Ordnance Development Award
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burialPlace
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Guaje Pines Cemetery, Los Alamos, New Mexico
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conflict
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World War II
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1909-05-30
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dateOfDeath
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1997-08-20
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describedBySource
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Los Alamos National Laboratory historical records
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U.S. Department of Energy historical publications
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doctoralAdvisor
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Leonard B. Loeb
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educatedAt
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Pomona College
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University of California, Berkeley
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employer
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Los Angeles
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era
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Cold War
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familyName
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Bradbury
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fieldOfWork
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nuclear physics
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physics
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givenName
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Norris
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hasAcademicRank
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professor of physics
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hasChild
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David Bradbury
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James Bradbury
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John Bradbury
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knownFor
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directing Los Alamos National Laboratory after World War II
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overseeing development of early U.S. nuclear weapons
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memberOf
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Manhattan Project
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militaryBranch
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United States Navy
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nationality
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American
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notableRole
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successor to J. Robert Oppenheimer as director of Los Alamos
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notableWork
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development of nuclear weapons at Los Alamos
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oversight of early Cold War nuclear weapons programs
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occupation
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physicist
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university teacher
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participatedIn
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Trinity nuclear test preparations
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placeOfBirth
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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placeOfDeath
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Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
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positionHeld
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Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory
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religion
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Methodism
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residence
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
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sexOrGender
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male
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spouse
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Lois Platt Bradbury
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workLocation
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Berkeley, California
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
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