Biography:Gerald F. Tape

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Gerald F. Tape (1915–Nov. 20, 2005) was an American physicist.

  • Ph.D. in 1939 in nuclear physics from the University of Michigan
  • 1939 – 1942 Instructor of physics at Cornell University
  • 1942 - 1945 MIT Radiation Lab (Rad Lab) during World War II
  • deputy director of the Brookhaven National Laboratory[1]
  • Atomic Energy Commission Commissioner : July 15, 1963 - April 30, 1969
  • U.S. representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency :1973 - 1980
  • retired in 1980.[2]
  • 1986 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering "For distinguished leadership in the national and international development and control of nuclear energy."
  • 1987 Enrico Fermi Award : "For a distinguished career in the administration, development, and advancement of U.S. and international atomic energy, as well as contributions to the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, with special recognition for his integrity."

Books :

  • Attitudes : Past and Future - U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1966
  • What Next for Nuclear Power - U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1968

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