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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission


United States, Govt Org    (1947 to 1974)
• Formed after WW2 to develop commercial nuclear power technologies, and to oversee nuclear weapons programs at the "National Laboratories".
• 1974 : Renamed the "Energy Research and Development Administration" (1974-77)
• 1977 : Functions transferred to the Department of Energy
Relationships
1940 1950 1960 1970
SchlesingerJROfficer
 
SeaborgGTOfficer
 
McConeJAOfficer
 
StraussLLOfficer
 
DeanGEOfficer
 
OppenheimerJRAdvisor
 
LilienthalDEOfficer
 
USERDASpinoff
 
SpinoffManhattanProj
 
Life ofUSAEC
 
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Schlesinger, James R.   (Officer of, 1971 to 1973-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Seaborg, Glenn T.   (Officer of, 1961 to 1971) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
McCone, John A.   (Officer of, 1958 to 1960) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Strauss, Lewis L.   (Officer of, 1953 to 1958) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
Dean, Gordon E.   (Officer of, 1950 to 1953) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Oppenheimer, J. Robert   (Advisor of, 1947 to 1952) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman of the General Advisory Committee
• 1953 : Forced to step down due to his Communist associations
Lilienthal, David E.   (Officer of, 1946 to 1950) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration   (Spinoff of, 1974) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• AEC R&D functions transferred to ERDA
Manhattan Project   (Spinoff of, 1947) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Facilities of the Manhattan Project transferred to Atomic Energy Commission after WW2