Friedell, Hymer Louis, 1911-
Hymer Friedell papers, 1943-1996.
This collection consists of materials documenting Hymer Friedell's work on the biological effects of radiation. Much of the material dates from the Manhattan Project era and shortly thereafter. Of particular interest are slides documenting the aftermath of the Hiroshima bomb (1945), books about the Manhattan project, and retrospective accounts of Friedell's work from the 1990s.
(1911-2002) Ph.D, physics, University of Minnesota. National Cancer Institute's Memorial Hospital in New York (1939-1940); University of California's Hospital in San Francisco (1941-1942); Clinton Laboratories (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Executive Officer of the Manhattan District Medical Division; professor at the Western Reserve University.
Friedell, Hymer Louis, 1911-
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
United States. Army. Corp. of Engineers. Manhattan District.
Atomic bomb -- Blast effect.
Radiobiology.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment -- August 6, 1945.
Slides (photographs). aat
AIP-ICOS
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections Library. James D. Hoskins Library, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA