Background
Gast, Paul Frederick was born on May 29, 1916 in Saint Paul. Son of Gustav Carl and Alma May (Young) Gast.
Gast, Paul Frederick was born on May 29, 1916 in Saint Paul. Son of Gustav Carl and Alma May (Young) Gast.
Student Capital University, Columbus, 1933-1935. Bachelor of Arts, Ohio State University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1941.
Physicist research laboratory Remington Arms Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1941-1943. Engaged in technical liaison and development work in connection with design of nuclear reactors, for DuPont Company, Hanford Works of Manhatten Project, 1943-1944. Chief of physics section Hanford Works, for General Electric Company, Richland, 1946-1956, manager physics and instrument research and development, 1956-1964.
Faculty General Electric School Nuclear Engineering, 1956-1964.
Senior scientist Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1964-1966, then associate director liquid metal fast breeder reactor program office.
Member reactor physics planning group Atomic Energy Commission. Member American Nuclear Society (director 1964-1967), American Physical Society, American Institute Physics. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Member editorial board Reactor Handbook for Atomic Energy Commission commission on reactor reclassification.
Married Virginia Holt, June 15, 1941. Children: Barbara Lee, Cynthia Annual.