Background
Topper, Leonard was born on January 11, 1929 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Shirley (Gottlieb) Topper.
Topper, Leonard was born on January 11, 1929 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Shirley (Gottlieb) Topper.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, 1948; MChemE, New York University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1951.
Assistant professor chemical engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1953-1955; chemical engineer, Standard Oil (SO = Esso) Research and Engineering Company, Linden, New Jersey, 1955-1956; senior research scientist, Columbia University, Heat Transfer Laboratory, New York City, 1956-1957; program manager, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Germantown, Maryland., 1957-1973; program manager, senior policy analyst, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1973-1976; senior policy analyst, White House Office Science and Technology, Washington, 1976-1977; assistant director, Office of Commercialization, Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, 1976-1977; director, Division Research Assessment, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1977-1979; consultant, Washington, since 1979. Board directors Washington Print Club.