Ward V. Evans

This article is about Ward V. Evans, chemist. For the soldier, see Donald Ward Evans.
Ward Evans
Born
Ward Vinton Evans

(1880-06-06)June 6, 1880
Rawlinsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1957(1957-08-02) (aged 77)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Known forCommissioner in Oppenheimer security hearing
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions

Ward Vinton Evans (June 6, 1880 – August 2, 1957) was a chemist who served as a professor at Northwestern University and Loyola University Chicago. He was known as one of three members of the commission which revoked the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Evans was the only member who voted to allow Oppenheimer to retain his security clearance, stating that failure to clear Oppenheimer would be "a black mark on the escutcheon of our country.".[1]

  1. ^ Wolverton, Mark (2013). A Life in Twilight: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-42-995328-3.