Alberto Thompson

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Alberto Frederick Thompson
Born1907
Waltham, Massachusetts
DiedJune 18, 1957(1957-06-18) (aged 49–50)
CitizenshipUS
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • Harvard University
  • University of Munich
Scientific career
Institutions

Alberto Frederick Thompson (1907 – June 18, 1957) was an American chemist and nuclear scientist.[1]

Early life and education[]

Alberto F. Thompson was born in 1907 in Waltham, Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College and received a PhD in organic chemistry at Harvard. While at Harvard, he received the Parker Traveling Fellowship, which enabled him to study abroad as a post-graduate at the University of Munich.[1]

Career[]

After returning from Munich, Thompson became a chemistry teacher, first at the University of Minnesota and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] In 1942, he became a major in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Initially, his work was in the public health field of sanitation,[1] though in 1944 he was transferred to the Manhattan District, which was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb.[2] In 1945 he was transferred to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and he became a civilian in 1946. In 1947, he began working at the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) as Chief of the Technical Information Service. While at the AEC, he helped establish the publication Nuclear Science Abstracts, which debuted in 1948.[1] He is also credited with being the main driver for establishing the Annual Review of Nuclear Science in 1952.[3] He became the Head of the Office of Scientific Information at the National Science Foundation in November 1955.[1]

Personal life and death[]

Thompson had a variety of interests, including model railroading, breeding Siamese cats, growing roses, sailing, writing limericks, the works of Mozart, and fine wine.[1][2] Thompson died in Washington DC on June 18, 1957.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Brownson, Helen L.; Fry, Bernard M. (1957). "Alberto F. Thompson, 1907-1957". American Documentation. 8 (4): 243–245. doi:10.1002/asi.5090080402.
  2. ^ a b King, Gilbert W. (1959). "In Memoriam". Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Information: Two Volumes: iv–v. doi:10.17226/10866. ISBN 978-0-309-57421-1.
  3. ^ "Preface". Annual Review of Nuclear Science. 7. 1957. doi:10.1146/annurev.ns.7.072406.100001.

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