National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Richard Tolman (1881-1948) was an American physicist and chemist. Starting in 1940, Tolman served as Vice-Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) and was also the Chairman of the Armor and Ordnance Division of the NDRC.
Appears in the 1944 Hanford Telephone Directory as “Petersen” and the 1945 Directory as “Peterson”.
Attended Iowa State University.
