Lyman James Briggs (May 7, 1874 – March 25, 1963) was an American engineer, physicist and administrator. He was a distinguished director of the National Bureau of Standards during the Great Depression and chairman of the Uranium Committee before America entered the Second World War. The Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University is named in his honor.
Read more about Lyman James Briggs: Personal and Academic History, US Department of Agriculture, World War I, National Bureau of Standards (1917–1945), Uranium Committee (1939–1941), World War II, Later Life, Awards, Honors and Distinctions, Publications
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