Darol Froman
Darol Kenneth Froman (October 23, 1906 – September 11, 1997) was the deputy director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1951 to 1962. He served as a group leader from 1943 to 1945, and a division head from 1945 to 1948. He was the scientific director of the Operation Sandstone nuclear tests at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific in 1948, and assistant director for weapons development from 1949 to 1951.
Darol Froman | |
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Dr. Darol K. Froman, Technical Associate Director, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1953 | |
| Born | October 23, 1906 |
| Died | September 11, 1997 (aged 90) Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (B.Sc. 1926, M.Sc. 1927) University of Chicago (Ph.D. 1930) |
| Known for | Deputy Director of Los Alamos Laboratory |
| Awards | a wide range of patents for electrical components and batteries |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Thesis | A photographic method of determining atomic structure factors (1930) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Compton |
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