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Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (/ ˈ s t r ɔː z / STRAWZ; January 31, 1896 – January 21, 1974) was an American government official, businessman, philanthropist, and naval officer.
Jul 26, 2023 · A Wall Street financier who skipped college to sell shoes, Lewis Strauss became one of America's most important atomic-energy advisers during the Cold War.
Lewis Strauss was an American businessman and official who was head of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1953 to 1958 and acting secretary of commerce from 1958 to 1959. As a young boy, Strauss had a strong interest in physics and planned to study at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1913.
Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) was an American financier and government official who served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Strauss was born in Charleston, West Virginia.
Jul 25, 2023 · After hiring Oppenheimer to run the Institute for Advanced Study, why did Lewis “It’s Pronounced Straws” Strauss devote years of his life to ruining the man?
Mar 9, 2024 · Lewis L. Strauss was once a very important man in Washington. An admiral who helped run the Navy’s weapons efforts in the 1940s. The chairman of America’s atomic energy commission in the 1950s.
Jul 21, 2023 · As we learn in the film, one of the men behind destroying Oppenheimer’s reputation was Lewis Strauss, played by Robert Downey Jr. in a career-best performance. But who was Strauss, and what...
Aug 7, 2023 · Strauss' story, throughout the film, is framed in black and white testimony scenes as a senate hearing works to confirm him as President Eisenhower's Secretary of...
Jun 20, 2024 · Due to his popularity, Lewis Strauss, a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, presented Oppenheimer with the opportunity to become the institute's director. Notably, Strauss had also been considered for the position, but Oppenheimer won against him.
Nov 23, 2023 · Lewis Strauss's controversial denial of Oppenheimer's security clearance haunted him, leading to the failure of his nomination for U.S. Secretary of Commerce. After retiring from the government, Strauss lived on his farm in Virginia, but his tainted legacy and the rejection of his nomination continued to plague him.
