Brian O'Brien
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1898 – 1992
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Who was Brian O'Brien?
Brian O'Brien, Ph.D. was an optical physicist and "the founder of the Air Force Studies Board and its chairman for 12 years. Dr. O'Brien received numerous awards, including the Medal for Merit, the nation's highest civilian award, for his work on optics in World War II and the Frederic Ives Medal in 1951. Circa 1966 he "chaired an ad hoc committee under the USAF Science Advisory Board looking into the UFO problem". He also had steering power over National Academy of Sciences projects, Project Blue Book, and helped pave the way for the Condon Committee.
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- Born
- Jan 2, 1898
Denver - Also known as
- Brian O’Brien
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Education
- Harvard University
- Sheffield Scientific School
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Died
- 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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