march september american physicist best known having flown scientific observer hiroshima bombing mission later director joined university_of_chicago helped build world nuclear joined worked generator war ended returned university_of_chicago completed graduate work returned worked nuclear test head served democratic new mexico state senator scientific adviser commander europe director resigned president chief executive officer general died home california september early life education born denver colorado march child pair attended entered chemistry strong athlete pitched university won championship left january credits graduate beta bachelor_of_arts degree june received scholarship yale_university japanese bombing pearl harbor brought united_states pacific war girlfriend fellow graduate attempted join persuaded sign papers instead head physics department persuaded come university_of_chicago deputy head credits graduate remain married denver went chicago secretary head children daughter nancy son john worked involved construction chicago initially worked instrumentation source received high dose radiation work bricks witnessed controlled nuclear chain reaction went critical december moved march went men generator particle parts parts shipped new_mexico met rode trucks hauling worked secretary initially secretary secretary head later division rest war job experiments group experimental work wound transferred working group role monitor yield nuclear explosions devised method measuring yield nuclear blast dropping pressure readings plane june issued army uniform dog utah flown task install yield measurement instrumentation boeing aircraft great atomic bombing hiroshima august johnson flew scientific observer great piloted tailed gay instrumentation aircraft later recalled dropped remember sharp turn right caught blast got badly shaken brought movie camera took existing movies hiroshima event seen air war ended entered university_of_chicago completed graduate work stayed family post war housing shortage received degree doctor philosophy phd degree writing thesis beta fellow students chicago time included lee years doctorate hand returned worked weapons development assigned weapons project project engineer nuclear test head served democratic new mexico state senator state senator elected senators served unpaid receiving dollars new_mexico legislature convened days numbered years days odd numbered years able continue working taking leave pay attend attempted reform new_mexico liquor laws specified minimum mark unsuccessful law reformed commander europe held number time advisory position military years member chairman united_states_army member army director employees took time great change predecessor rebuilt laboratory scratch war people brought approaching retirement developed underground test program completed acquired trained class managed responsibility development submarine launched missiles iii intercontinental missiles proud work high explosive nuclear weapons safer handle support development dried 1970s energy crisis laboratory explored types alternative later life resigned president chief executive officer general position held letter resignation president wrote decision influenced dissatisfaction university administration policies lack advocacy total program frustration consider continuing distribution defense program funding chaired served white_house science councillor member nasa professor recipient award receive member proponent tactical nuclear weapons pointed vietnam required hundreds sorties destroy conventional weapons nuclear weapon job article bulletin atomic scientists argued fusion reactions bombs provide tactical advantages conventional weapons especially massive armor component possessed eastern citing conclusions reached argued affecting armor tank produced fusion blast penetrate vehicle matter tens minutes hours kill crew completely ineffective bomb reduced damage selective fashion weapon providing clear advantage military defender nearby non maintained new nuclear weapon design certified nuclear testing reliability testing problematic letter wall_street_journal commented significance allegations chinese nuclear espionage long nation demonstrated nuclear capability means delivering bombs doesn matter little smaller painted color red white blue wrote suspect information published open national sic useful nations computer codes received illegal means died october diagnosed chronic died home california september watching football television survived daughter nancy son john arranged cremated ashes interred bbc interview stated quarters nuclear arsenal designed legacy
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