William L. Russell (geneticist) dating history

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William Lawson Russell (August 19, 1920 – July 23, 2003), known as Bill Russell, was a mammalian geneticist focused on mutagenesis and radiation effects in mice. Russell had a long career at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying the genetic effects of radiation and chemicals. He developed the specific-locus test in mice for measuring mutation rates. Russell's work was used as the basis for radiation risk standards in humans. For his contributions in these areas, Russell was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973 and given the Enrico Fermi Award in 1976.