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  1. 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. He was one of the original members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in 1946 and he served as the commission's chair in the 1950s.

  2. 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. He also became known for his role in the ...

  3. Jul 28, 2023 · Strauss was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Rosa (Lichtenstein) and Lewis Strauss, a successful shoe wholesaler. Their parents were Jewish emigrants from Germany and Austria, who ...

  4. Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss was acting secretary of commerce under President Eisenhower from November 13, 1958, to June 19, 1959. Strauss grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where he was valedictorian of his high school class and was supposed to attend the University of Virginia, but he contracted typhoid and did not graduate in time.

  5. Lewis Strauss. Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (January 31, 1896 – January 21, 1974) was an American businessman, philanthropist and naval officer. He was one of the original members of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). In the 1950s he was the chairman of the commission. Strauss was a major figure in the creation of nuclear weapons after ...

  6. Became orch. cellist at 14 and until 20 played in th. bands in Manchester region. Joined Hallé Orch. under Richter in 1900. In 1906 was Eng. composer-delegate to Essen Mus. Fest., where he met Mahler and Strauss, and in 1910 went to Munich for f.p. of Mahler's 8th Sym. Comp. incid. mus. for plays prod. by Lewis Casson. Moved in 1912 to London ...

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  8. 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.

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