october november american physicist flew hiroshima atomic bombing mission world war graduate joined faculty world war served united_states_navy engineering officer headed group conducted blast measurements trinity nuclear test served project alberta war returned notre dame director dean notre dame associate director early life education born new_york_city october attended received degrees thesis resonance processes formed basis paper published research supported estimates joined faculty assistant professor manhattan_project world war served united_states_navy engineering officer involved construction extension naval bases united_states took leave absence notre dame joined manhattan_project assigned ordnance division responsible integration design delivery work involved preparing checking instrumentation drop tests involving dummy bombs head group trinity nuclear test july developed dropped parachute measure effect blast assigned manhattan_project oversaw preparation facilities test deploy nuclear weapons support use actual missions participated atomic bombing hiroshima camera operator observation aircraft equipped special high speed movie camera seconds film order record blast unfortunately forgot open camera film exposed later life war ended returned notre dame continued research time charge million particle second powerful source rays took notre dame director laboratory set fixing problems resolved declined fund activities returned notre dame appointed dean notre dame held position august retired age associate director position held died hospital north_carolina treated cancer november survived wife daughters funeral service held sacred heart campus interred cedar grove cemetery papers
Bernard Waldman