On Dec. 16, 2022, Larry died at the age of 98.
Born in New York Sept. 20, 1924, he graduated from Queens College in 1943 and earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Princeton in 1949.
Larry joined the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and undertook research on the structure of micelles of surface-active agents in aqueous solutions. He later established a group to study the electronic and mechanical properties of metals. His positions at the NBS included chief of the metallurgy division, deputy director, and acting director. He took special interest in technological innovation in industry and standardization activities on a national and international level.
Larry helped the assistant secretary of commerce for science and technology develop legislation to assist state colleges and universities in providing technology-transfer services to industry. He served as a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Larry later joined the senior scientific staff of the Mitre Corporation, focusing on regulatory toxicology, uranium enrichment, and the disposal of high-level waste in the nuclear-fuel cycle.
Larry’s survivors include his wife, Shirley; children Robb and Leslie from a previous marriage; four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
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