Simon, Walter O. (Walter Oswald), 1906-1994

Dates:
Birth 1906-03-28
Death 1994-08-28

Biographical notes:

Walter O. Simon was born at Philadelphia on March 28, 1906, and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from Swarthmore College in 1927. He joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in April 1928, working first as a chemist in the Explosives Dept. and between 1936 and 1940 in the Acids Division of the Ammonia Dept. at the Belle Plant. During the war he worked in various positions in the Explosives Dept., ending as Plant Manager for TNX (DuPont's portion of the Manhattan Project) at Hanford. From 1945 to 1949 he was Plant Manager of the Buffalo Rayon Plant, after which he was transferred to Wilmington, retiring as General Manager of the Film Dept. on August 31, 1969. He died on August 28, 1994.

From the description of Walter O. Simon collection of DuPont Company miscellany, 1935-1952. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 726237053

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Subjects:

  • Cellophane
  • Chemical industry
  • Cosmic rays
  • Explosives industry
  • Grievance procedures
  • Supervisors, Industrial
  • V-2 rocket

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  • United States (as recorded)