Alfred Loomis
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Alfred Loomis was an American lawyer, financier, and physicist who played a pivotal role in organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II, particularly in radar development.
Aliases (1)
- Alfred Lee Loomis ×7
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| instanceOf |
financier
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human → lawyer → physicist → scientific patron → |
| collaboratedWith |
Albert Einstein
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Ernest Lawrence → Niels Bohr → Robert Oppenheimer → Vannevar Bush → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Yale University → |
| employer |
Bonbright and Company
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| familyName |
Loomis
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| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
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physics → radar → radio technology → timekeeping → |
| founded |
Tuxedo Park private laboratory
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| fullName |
Alfred Lee Loomis
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| givenName |
Alfred
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| hasRole |
advisor on radar to the U.S. government
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organizer of the MIT Radiation Laboratory → |
| influenced |
U.S. military radar strategy in World War II
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| knownFor |
bringing leading European and American scientists to his Tuxedo Park laboratory
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precision time measurement experiments → supporting early nuclear physics research → |
| memberOf |
National Defense Research Committee
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| notableFor |
leadership in radar development for the United States in World War II
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organizing and funding U.S. scientific research during World War II → philanthropic support of scientific research in the 1930s and 1940s → supporting the establishment of the MIT Radiation Laboratory → |
| notableWork |
organization of pre-war and wartime radar research programs in the United States
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| occupation |
investment banker
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lawyer → physicist → scientific administrator → |
| participatedIn |
World War II scientific mobilization
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development of microwave radar → |
| residence |
Tuxedo Park, New York
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
New York City
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Tuxedo Park, New York → |
Referenced by (8)
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Tuxedo Park
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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Tuxedo Park private laboratory
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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employed |
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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employerOf |
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Tuxedo Park private laboratory
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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foundedBy |
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Alfred Loomis
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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fullName |
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Tuxedo Park private laboratory
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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fundedBy |
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Tuxedo Park
("Alfred Lee Loomis")
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