Son of William Barton Adams and Katherine Heberling.
Husband of Jeannette M Blaisdell. They married on January 25, 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. After Jeannette's death in 1954 he married Freda Ostrow, a widow, in 1956. Father of Madeline, Leason Adams, Jr., and Ralston Adams.
Born in Kansas, he grew up in Illinois. At the age of fifteen he entered the University of Illinois, graduating in 1906 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.
"After completing his university studies, he worked for the Technology Branch of the United States Geological Survey, first as an industrial chemist and then as a physical chemist.In 1910 he began working at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.. In 1937 he became the director of the Laboratory, and during World War II he served as the director of Division I (ballistics) of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1943."
In his retirement he was an avid gardener and golfer.
Husband of Jeannette M Blaisdell. They married on January 25, 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. After Jeannette's death in 1954 he married Freda Ostrow, a widow, in 1956. Father of Madeline, Leason Adams, Jr., and Ralston Adams.
Born in Kansas, he grew up in Illinois. At the age of fifteen he entered the University of Illinois, graduating in 1906 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.
"After completing his university studies, he worked for the Technology Branch of the United States Geological Survey, first as an industrial chemist and then as a physical chemist.In 1910 he began working at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.. In 1937 he became the director of the Laboratory, and during World War II he served as the director of Division I (ballistics) of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1943."
In his retirement he was an avid gardener and golfer.
Son of William Barton Adams and Katherine Heberling.
Husband of Jeannette M Blaisdell. They married on January 25, 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. After Jeannette's death in 1954 he married Freda Ostrow, a widow, in 1956. Father of Madeline, Leason Adams, Jr., and Ralston Adams.
Born in Kansas, he grew up in Illinois. At the age of fifteen he entered the University of Illinois, graduating in 1906 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.
"After completing his university studies, he worked for the Technology Branch of the United States Geological Survey, first as an industrial chemist and then as a physical chemist.In 1910 he began working at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.. In 1937 he became the director of the Laboratory, and during World War II he served as the director of Division I (ballistics) of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1943."
In his retirement he was an avid gardener and golfer.
Husband of Jeannette M Blaisdell. They married on January 25, 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. After Jeannette's death in 1954 he married Freda Ostrow, a widow, in 1956. Father of Madeline, Leason Adams, Jr., and Ralston Adams.
Born in Kansas, he grew up in Illinois. At the age of fifteen he entered the University of Illinois, graduating in 1906 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.
"After completing his university studies, he worked for the Technology Branch of the United States Geological Survey, first as an industrial chemist and then as a physical chemist.In 1910 he began working at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.. In 1937 he became the director of the Laboratory, and during World War II he served as the director of Division I (ballistics) of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1943."
In his retirement he was an avid gardener and golfer.
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