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Raymond Elliott Zirkle (January 9, 1902 – March 4, 1988) was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, a principal in the Manhattan Project,〔 director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of Chicago,〔(''The New York Times'':Tests of Taft's Act:October 5, 1947 )〕〔(''The New York Times'':Chicago University Will Teach Doctors How to Treat Victims of an Atomic War:October 1, 1947 )〕 Damon Runyon Fellow,〔(Damon Runyon Fellows + Grantees (by last name): U to Z )〕 president of the Radiation Research Society,〔 and a founding member of the Biophysical Society.〔 Zirkle was elected to the National Academy of Science in 1959.〔〔(''The New York Times'': SCIENCE ACADEMY GIVEN $1,000,000; Equitable Life Donates New Wing for Building -- 30 Members Are Elected )〕 Zirkle served on the editorial boards of seven journals.〔 == Life and career == Zirkle was born in Springfield, Illinois. Zirkle graduated from the University of Missouri with an A.B and Ph.D. in 1928 and 1932, respectively. In 1932 Zirkle joined the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia as a lecturer in biophysics and remained there until 1938. In 1940 Zirkle accepted a position as professor of biology at the Indiana University. During World War II Zirkle became one of the principals in the biological program of the Manhattan Project. His focus in the Manhattan Project was to study the effects on living systems from fast and slow neutrons, beta rays, and gamma rays. In 1944 Zirkle became a professor at the University of Chicago and in 1945 was appointed director of the Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics at the university.〔 Zirkle died in Castle Rock, Colorado in 1988. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raymond E. Zirkle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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