1888 - 1977
William L. Laurence American Journalist
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
L.
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| Last Name |
Laurence
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| Birthday |
7th March, 1888
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| Birthplace |
Salantai, Lithuania (Russian Empire)
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| Died |
19th March, 1977
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| Place of Death |
Mallorca, Spain
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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William Leonard Laurence (March 7, 1888 – March 19, 1977) was a Russian Empire-born Jewish American science journalist best known for his work at The New York Times. He won two Pulitzer Prizes and, as the official historian of the Manhattan Project, was the only journalist to witness the Trinity test and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. He is credited with coining the iconic term "Atomic Age" which became popular in the 1950s. He is also one of the first commentators to have compared the atomic bomb to a monster, helping to create a cultural trope that may have influenced such films as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Godzilla: "It kept struggling in an elemental fury, like a creature in act of breaking the bonds that held it down" and "a monstrous prehistoric creature".
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