Deak Parsons

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Deak Parsons was an American naval officer and physicist who played a key role in the development and deployment of the atomic bomb during World War II.

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instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military scientist ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
affiliation Manhattan Engineer District ⓘ
awardReceived Legion of Merit ⓘ
Medal for Merit ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt California Institute of Technology ⓘ
United States Naval Academy ⓘ
employer Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
familyName Parsons ⓘ
fieldOfWork nuclear physics ⓘ
ordnance engineering ⓘ
weapons development ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
memberOf United States Navy Bureau of Ordnance ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
militaryRank rear admiral ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableContribution development of bomb delivery and fuzing systems for atomic weapons ⓘ
integration of nuclear physics with naval ordnance ⓘ
notableEvent armed the "Little Boy" bomb in flight over Hiroshima ⓘ
notableRole ordnance chief at Los Alamos ⓘ
weaponeer on the Enola Gay ⓘ
notableWork deployment of the atomic bomb ⓘ
development of the atomic bomb ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
participantIn Manhattan Project ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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