Another good one gone --

[Mrtgoldman@aol.com]

The following obituary appeared in yesterday's Washington Post -- 

Mort Goldman
MrtGoldman@aol.com

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Physicist Harold O. Wyckoff Dies at Age 89
Worked for National Bureau of Standards; Was Active in Radiological 
Organizations
By Louie Estrada
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 30, 1999; Page C12 

Harold O. Wyckoff, 89, a retired physicist of the National Bureau of 
Standards who was active in national and international radiological societies 
and organizations, died May 6 at the Collington Retirement Community in 
Mitchellville after a heart attack.

Dr. Wyckoff did work in the field of radiation measurement as amember, 
secretary and chairman of the International Commission on Radiological Units 
and Measurements. 

He was the group's secretary from the mid-1950s to 1969 and then was its 
chairman until 1985.

He also was instrumental in introducing radiation measurement as part of the 
stated mission of the National Council on Radiation Protection and 
Measurements. 

Dr. Wyckoff chaired several of the organization's committees that produced 
reports on radiation protection on a radiological field.

He also held various offices with the American College of Radiology and the 
Radiological Society of North America. He was the scientific director of the 
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute from 1966 to 1971, a time when 
the institute was deeply involved in studies of radiation effects and 
conditions that could be found on a nuclear battlefield or after a major 
nuclear attack on the country.

He was born in Traverse City, Mich. After receiving bachelor's and doctoral 
degrees in physics from the University of Washington in Seattle, he came to 
Washington in 1940 and a year later joined the National Bureau of Standards.

In 1943, he was one of several people recruited by his supervisor at the 
bureau to join the Operations Research Division of the U.S. Army, Ninth Air 
Force in Europe. There, he studied aerial reconnaissance efforts and received 
the Bronze Star for his service.

Back at the bureau, Dr. Wyckoff was selected for a number of jobs, including 
chief of the X-ray Standards Section, chief of the Radiation Physics 
Laboratory and assistant chief of the Radiation Physics Division.

He retired from the bureau in 1966 but continued to work as a consulting 
radiological physicist.

His honors from the Commerce Department included a silver medal for 
meritorious service and a gold medal for exceptional service. In 1971, he 
received a medal from the Defense Atomic Support Agency for exceptional 
civilian service.

In his free time, he enjoyed woodworking and golf. He was a member of the 
Cosmos Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Wyckoff of Mitchellville; two children, 
Jeanette M. Wyckoff of Richmond and Harold O. Wyckoff Jr. of Des Plaines, 
Ill.; a sister, Lola Stephens of Lake Ridge; and two grandchildren. 


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