William L. Laurence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William L. Laurence

American journalist

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Lithuania

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1977

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States, Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Leonard Laurence (March 7, 1888 – March 19, 1977) was a Lithuanian-born American Jewish journalist known for his science journalism writing of the 1940s and 1950s while working for 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.