William G. Pollard

Physicist

William Grosvenor Pollard was an American physicist and Episcopal priest who played a significant role in the Manhattan Project. After the war, he became the first executive director of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, championing peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Ordained as a priest in 1954, he dedicated much of his later life to reconciling science and religion. Pollard authored several books on the subject, leaving a legacy as a unique figure at the intersection of faith and atomic physics.

Aug 29, 1911 - Nov 20, 1989 American 8 Quotes

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