A close ally of Oppenheimer's and Vannevar Bush's, he played a central role in shaping America's atomic age, advising the Atomic Energy Commission and the Joint Research Development Board.
The group was chaired by Gordon Dean, former head of the Atomic Energy Commission, and included top military officials, government insiders, and scientists.
Who was in charge of that office? Lawrence Preston Geiss, better known as Jeff Bezos' maternal grandfather, who also worked for the Atomic Energy Commission.