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Hugh Bradner It was getting cold and repetitive doing many underwater dives into the frigid water. Hugh had thought of ways to make his job quicker and easier or, if it came down to it, perhaps something warmer. In his basement, he was working on suit that could hold warm water inside. Separating the cold and warm water with the fabric. It was the neoprene fabric recommended by the scientist and engineer of Scripps Institute. Today Hugh had finally finished fabricating the suit in his basement, but it was very heavy and hasn't been in a test dive yet. He and his co workers decided to create this wet suit to make their work easier, maybe go for a US patent if possible. If that didn't work he could just sell the suit to the navy and such. In 1915, the 5th November in Tonopah, Nevada; Hugh Bradner was born. Brother to Mead Bradner, and children to both Donald Bradner and Agnes Bradner (maiden name Mead). He and his brother were raised in Findlay, Ohio, and had done most schooling there. After high school, Hugh decided to study at Miami University in 1936. Hugh chose to study in the fields of Engineering, geophysics, and physics. Further on in life, he had received his doctorate from California Institute of Technology in 1941. He had written a thesis on “Electron-optical of the photoelectric effect” under guidance from William Houston. …show more content…

They worked at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. There he helped create the first atomic bomb. He helped create the parts and trigger to set it off. He was privileged with watching the first nuclear weapons test at Alamogordo in 1945. While that helped his intentions to help create the bomb at Los Alamos, it was at the laboratory that Hugh met his wife Marjorie Hall Bradner (no maiden name mentioned). The laboratory had such high security no family members could attend, only co workers. Later on in his married life he had a daughter named Bari

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