Leo Brewer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Brewer

American scientist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1919

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-2005

Profession: physicist, chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leo Brewer (13 June 1919 – 22 February 2005) was an American physical chemist, considered to be the founder of modern high-temperature chemistry.
He was born 13 June 1919 in St.
Louis, Missouri and died 22 February 2005 in Lafayette, California, of the sequelae of Beryllium poisoning from his work in World War II.
Brewer received his BS from the California Institute of Technology in 1940 and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1942.
Brewer joined the Manhattan Project following his graduate work, and joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley in 1946.
Leo Brewer married Rose Sturgo (died 1989) in 1945.
They had three children, Beth Gaydos, Roger Brewer, and Gail Brewer.