Robert Alden Cornog

Background

Cornog, Robert Alden was born on July 7, 1912 in Portland.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, University Iowa, 1933; Master of Science in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1940.

Career

Physicist, engineer, various organizations, since 1940. Atomic bomb development Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1943-1945. Co-discover tritium; consultant in field.

Membership

Fellow British Interplanetary Society (life). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Son of Jacob Rodenbaugh and Emma Daisy (Ripley) C. Divorced; children: Ann, David.

Father:

Jacob Rodenbaugh Cornog

Mother:

Emma Daisy (Ripley) Cornog

child:

Ann Cornog

child:

David Cornog