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McLaughlin, William Lowndes was born on March 30, 1928 in Stony Point, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Calvin Brown and Fanny Dargen (McCaa) M.
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William Lowndes McLaughlin
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William Lowndes McLaughlin, American physicist, researcher Served with United States Army, 1954-1956.; Member Saint Andrews Society, Rockbridge History Society, New York Academy Science, Optical Society American, American Physical Society, Society Photographic Science and Engineering (director 1964-1967), Radiation Research Society; Club: Cosmos.
Education
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Hampden-Sydney College, 1949. Master of Science in Physics, George Washington University, 1963. Physicist, National Institute Standards and Technology, Washington, 1951-1996, scientist emeritus, fellow, 1996,, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1965, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1977.
Career
Physicist, National; Editor: Trends in Radiation Dosimetry, 1982, Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry and Applications, 1989, Physics, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Saint Andrews Society, Rockbridge History Society, New York Academy Science, Optical Society American, American Physical Society, Society Photographic Science and Engineering (director 1964-1967), Radiation Research Society. Club: Cosmos.
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Married Nancy Elizabeth Shepherd, March 27, 1951. Children: Peter Shepherd, David Wallace.
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Religion
Presbyterian
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Recipient Silver medal for research unites states department of Commerce, 1969, Gold medal, 1979. Technology, Radiation Science and Technical award, American Nuclear Society, 1987, Technology Transfer award Federal Laboratory Consortium, 1984. Applied Research award National Bureau Standards, 1985, Research and Development 100 award, 1988, 90, 9th International Radiation Processing award, 1994, Applied Radiation and Isotopes medal, 1995, Hampden-Sydney College Faculty Fellow for Natural Sciences, 1997.tempSpaceRotary International fellow, 1950-1951.Recipient Silver medal for research unites states department of Commerce, 1969, Gold medal, 1979. Technology, Radiation Science and Technical award, American Nuclear Society, 1987, Technology Transfer award Federal Laboratory Consortium, 1984. Applied Research award National Bureau Standards, 1985, Research and Development 100 award, 1988, 90, 9th International Radiation Processing award, 1994, Applied Radiation and Isotopes medal, 1995, Hampden-Sydney College Faculty Fellow for Natural Sciences, 1997.tempSpaceRotary International fellow, 1950-1951.