National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
William J. Nicholson was born on March 2, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, he was interested in engineering, aviation, and aeronautics.
Herbert M. Parker (1910-1984) was a British-American medical physicist. He worked at Chicago, Oak Ridge, and Hanford during the Manhattan Project, and is perhaps best known for inventing the rep (a precursor of the rad) and helping develop the rem to measure radiation dosage.
Wright Langham was an American biochemist and one of the foremost experts on plutonium. After completing his Ph.
R. E. Garner served in the 390th Air Service Group.
