Bowers, John Z. 1913-
John Z. Bowers papers, 1951-1980.
The collection contains articles, manuscripts, and material on Japan and China, the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, and 3 volumes of annual reports of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 1975-1980. Also included is correspondence and other material regarding several of Dr. Bower's books, including "The Health of Mankind throughout the World (1982), and published proceedings of the Macy Conferences. The collection includes Dr. Shields Warren's photographs of Nagasaki from 1947 and Dr. Warren's diaries, which include his observations made during the experiments on the atomic bombing of Bikini Island in 1947.
Physician, educator, author, and an expert on medicine and medical education in Japan and China. Bowers served as deputy director of the Biology and Medicine Division of the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington (1947-1950). As deputy diector he went to Japan to study the effects of radiation on the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1950 he was appointed dean and professor of medicine at the University of Utah. From 1958-1961 he served as a member of the President's Health Resources Advisory Committee, appointed by President Eisenhower. Bowers was appointed president of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation of New York (1965-1980) and was associated with the Rockefeller Foundation. Died 1993.
Bowers, John Z. 1913-
Warren, Sheilds, 1898-
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
Health of Mankind throughout the world.
China -- History -- Sources.
Japan -- History -- Sources.
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