Lauriston S. Taylor (1 June 1902 – 26 November 2004) was an American physicist known for his work in the field of radiation protection and measurement.[2]

Lauriston Sale Taylor
Lauriston S. Taylor
Born(1902-06-01)1 June 1902
Died26 November 2004(2004-11-26) (aged 102)
The Collington Retirement Center in Mitchellville, Maryland[1]
Alma materStevens Institute
Cornell University
AwardsGold Medal for Radiation Protection (1973)
Medal of Freedom
Bronze Star
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist,
Radiation research scientist
InstitutionsBell Laboratories
Memorial Hospital (New York City, New York)
National Bureau of Standards

Career

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He established standards for X-ray radiation exposure for the first time in the 1920s, which eventually led to a group of government organizations that set the standards over the next 50 years. Taylor remained active in debates about radiation exposure into his 80s, often advocating the viewpoint that small doses of radiation were not important.

Accolades

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He served as president of the Health Physics Society (HPS) from 1958 to 1959. He was a recipient of the Medal of Freedom, and the Presidential Bronze Star (then the highest military award that could be given to a civilian).[3]

Vignettes of early radiation workers

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In 1977 the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiated a series of 25 recorded interviews with early radiation workers to provide an historical overview of their research and discoveries primarily in the fields of medical physics, radiation, and radiobiology. Lauriston S. Taylor moderated the series and also was an interview subject.[4]

Interview subjects

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References

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  1. ^ Holley, Joe (December 14, 2004). "Physicist Lauriston S. Taylor Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Linton, Otha (July 1, 2007). "Lauriston S. Taylor". Journal of the American College of Radiology. 4 (7): 503–504. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2007.01.019. PMID 17601596 – via www.jacr.org.
  3. ^ Health Physics Society, In Memoriam: Lauriston S. Taylor. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ^ Taylor, Lauriston S. (Lauriston Sale); Sauer, Kelly G; Center for Devices and Radiological Health (U.S.) (1984), Vignettes of early radiation workers : transcripts of the videotape series, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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Archival collections

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