W. G. Marley | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Gregory Marley 1908 |
| Died | (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Joan Bracher (m. 1951) |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | |
William Gregory Marley OBE (1908 – 30 November 1980) was a British health physicist.
Marley worked at the Road Research Laboratory on explosives.[1]
Marley invented the Marley Camera
Marley was part of the British Mission to Los Alamos as part off the Manhattan Project, the secret World War II programme to develop the atom bomb.[2][3] Arriving in Los Alamos in October 1944, Marley brought with him two advanced high speed cameras, which proved invaluable to the project.[3]: 24, 149
In 1948, Marley established the Health Physics Division of Harwell (REPHRASE).[3]: 136
In 1951 he married Joan Bracher.[4]
In 1963 Marley became the first president of the Society for Radiological Protection.[5]
Marley died 30 November 1980 aged 72.[1]
Awards and honours
editIn 1958 Marley was awarded an OBE.[7]
In 1966 he was awarded the Elda E. Anderson Award by the Health Physics Society.[8][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Spoor, Norman (1 April 1981). "Dr W. G. Marley". The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 24 (2): 258–259. doi:10.1093/annhyg/24.2.258-a. ISSN 1475-3162.
- ^ "William Gregory Marley". Atomic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Szasz, Ferenc Morton (1992). British Scientists and the Manhattan Project. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 136. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-12731-3. ISBN 978-1-349-12733-7.
- ^ "Marriages: Marley—Bracher". Buckinghamshire Advertiser. 21 September 1951. p. 1.
- ^ Martin, J. H. (Jack) (2013). "Beginnings". In Webb, Geoffrey; Harris, Tessa (eds.). A History of The Society for Radiological Protection: 1963 - 2013 (PDF). The Society for Radiological Protection. p. 11.
- ^ King, William (January 2022). "A weapon too far: The British radiological warfare experience, 1940–1955". War in History. 29 (1): 205–227. doi:10.1177/0968344520922565. ISSN 0968-3445.
- ^ "No. 41404". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1958. pp. 3521–3548.
- ^ "List of Elda E. Anderson Award Recipients". Health Physics Society. Retrieved 7 August 2023.