Joseph W. Kennedy Scientist

Joseph William Kennedy (May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1957) was an American chemist who was a co-discoverer of plutonium, along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan and Arthur Wahl. During World War II he was head of the CM (Chemistry and Metallurgy) Division at the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos laboratory, where he oversaw research onto the chemistry and metallurgy of uranium and plutonium. After the war was recruited as a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is credited with transforming a university primarily concerned with undergraduate teaching into one that also has boasts strong graduate and research programs. He died of cancer at the age of 40.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 30, 1916
Birth place	Nacogdoches Texas
Nationality	United States
Date of death	May 05, 1957
Place of death	St. Louis
Education	University of California Berkeley