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Edward L. Brady

ChemistChicago, IL

Oak Ridge, TN
Manhattan Project VeteranScientist
Edward L. Brady

Edward L. Brady was a chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project at Chicago and Oak Ridge.

Brady received a B.A. and M.A. in chemistry from UCLA before World War II. In 1942, he joined the Manhattan Project at the Chicago Met Lab. He also worked at Oak Ridge during the war as a member of the group that designed and operated the first large-scale hot laboratory facilities. 

After the war, he received his Ph.D. from MIT. He worked for several corporations and also served as the US Atomic Energy Commission’s Representative to the United Kingdom. In 1963, Brady was recruited by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). In 1978, he became NBS’s Associate Director of International Affairs.

Edward L. Brady’s Timeline
1919 Born in Charleston, SC.

19421945 Worked on the Manhattan Project at the Chicago Met Lab and in Oak Ridge.

19561958 Served as US Atomic Energy Commission Representative to the United Kingdom.

19631978 Worked at the National Bureau of Standards.

1978 Awarded the Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award for meritorious service.

1987 Died in Chevy Chase, MD.

Edward L. Brady (L) and Charles Coryell (R)

The chemistry lab at Oak Ridge

Signatures of the people in the picture of the chemistry lab at Oak Ridge

Edward L. Brady by the UCLA chemistry lab

The UCLA chemistry department

List of people in the UCLA chemistry department photograph

Program from symposium honoring Edward L. Brady, page 1

Program from symposium honoring Edward L. Brady, page 2

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