Lewis Strauss
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title:
Lewis Strauss
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Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss was an American government official, businessman, philanthropist, and naval officer. He was one of the original members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in 1946 and he served as the commission's chair in the 1950s. Strauss was a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons after World War II, nuclear energy policy, and nuclear power in the United States. Raised in Richmond, Virginia, Strauss became an assistant to Herbert Hoover as part of the
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American governmental official (1896–1974)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Strauss
date created:
2004-07-10T17:58:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T22:20:45Z
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