Robert Wright Bragdon

Background

Bragdon, Robert Wright was born on March 19, 1922 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Howard Wright and Merle (Moses) Bragdon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bowdoin College, 1943.

Career

Director research, Metal Hydrides, Inc., Beverly, Massachusetts, 1960-1965; senior scientist, Simplex Wire & Cable Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1969; manager new product development, W.R. Grace Company, Nashua, N.H., 1970-1979; vice president new product development Organic Chemicals division, W.R. Grace Company, Nashua, N.H., 1981-1985; vice president research and development, W.R. Grace Company, Nashua, N.H., 1985-1989. Consultant in commercial development and industrial research methodology Hydride Chemistry.

Achievements

• Robert Wright Bragdon has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society, Commercial Development Association.

Connections

Married Dawn I. Burnham, March 1, 1943. Children: Jo Ann, Richard, Robert.

Father:

Howard Wright Bragdon

Mother:

Merle (Moses) Bragdon

Spouse:

Dawn I. Burnham

child:

Jo Ann Bragdon

child:

Richard Bragdon

child:

Robert Bragdon