Paul Nitze and Alvin Radkowsky conversing

R-L:  Paul Nitze and Alvin Radkowsky. Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze congratulates Alvin Radkowsky after presenting him a $25,000 cash award, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC for his invention of a method for control of nuclear reactors.  Since the invention was disclosed in 1951, it has been applied and is now a feature of our nuclear powered ships reactors.  It permits nuclear reactors to operate for much greater periods than would otherwise be possible., Credit Line: Official United States Navy Photograph, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Abstract/Description: R-L: Paul Nitze and Alvin Radkowsky. Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze congratulates Alvin Radkowsky after presenting him a $25,000 cash award, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC for his invention of a method for control of nuclear reactors. Since the invention was disclosed in 1951, it has been applied and is now a feature of our nuclear powered ships reactors. It permits nuclear reactors to operate for much greater periods than would otherwise be possible.
Subject(s): Conversation
Portraits, Group
Radkowsky, Alvin
Date Created: July 29, 1964
Credit Line: Official United States Navy Photograph, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Catalog ID: Radkowsky Alvin C1