Born in Lake Linden, Michigan on 9 October 1907. Education: B. Chem., Cornell University (1928) ; University of Chicago (1931) ; M.S., Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1932) ; Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1935). Employment: 1935-1937 Harvard University ; 1929-1930, 1937-1938 National Aniline and Chemical Co ; 1938-1943 M. W. Kellogg Company ; 1943-1946 Kellex Corporation ; 1946-1951 Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. ; 1951-1952, National Research Corporation ; 1948-1968 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ; 1964-1988 Advisory Council on Radiation Protection, Massachusetts ; 1973-1975 Federal Energy Administration ; 1951- Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From the description of Oral history interview with Manson Benedict, 1991 January 24 (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 70189213
