Joseph Gilbert Hamilton

Joseph Gilbert Hamilton
Hamilton in 1954
BornNovember 11, 1907
DiedFebruary 18, 1957 (1957-02-19) (aged 49)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California
Known formedical effects of exposure to radioactive isotopes, unethical human experimentation
SpouseLeah Rinne
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Joseph Gilbert Hamilton (November 11, 1907 – February 18, 1957) was an American professor of Medical Physics, Experimental Medicine, General Medicine, and Experimental Radiology as well as director (1948–1957) of the Crocker Laboratory, part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Hamilton studied the medical effects of exposure to radioactive isotopes, which included the use of unsuspecting human subjects.

He was married to painter Leah Rinne Hamilton.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Leah Rinne Hamilton". Farhat Art Museum. September 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Joseph Gilbert Hamilton, Medicine; Medical Physics: San Francisco and Berkeley". University of California: In Memoriam, 1959. University of California. 1959. pp. 27–30. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2023.