Alfred Lee Loomis
Alfred Lee Loomis
Alfred Lee Loomis was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist, physicist, inventor of the LORAN Long Range Navigation System, and a lifelong patron of scientific research. He established the Loomis Laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, and his role in the development of radar and the atomic bomb contributed to the Allied victory in World War II. He invented the Aberdeen Chronograph for measuring muzzle velocities, contributed significantly to the development of a ground-controlled approach technology for aircraft, and participated in preliminary meetings of the Manhattan Project.
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Date of Birth
November 4th, 1887
Age
136
Birth Place
United States of America, New York, New York City
Date of Death
August 11st, 1975
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Alfred Loomis
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Henry Loomis
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W. Farnsworth Loomis
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Ellen Holman Loomis
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Julia Josephine Loomis
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