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Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887 – August 11, 1975) was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist, physicist, inventor of the LORAN Long Range Navigation System and a lifelong patron of scientific research.
Alfred Lee Loomis (* 4. November 1887 in Manhattan; † 11. August 1975 in East Hampton, Long Island, New York) [1] [2] war ein US-amerikanischer Anwalt, Investmentbanker und Erfinder. Er leistete wichtige Beiträge zur Radar -Entwicklung und erfand das LORAN -Funknavigations-System.
Attorney and investment banker Alfred Loomis is known as one of the great amateur scientists of the 20th century. Among his many innovations was LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation), a radio navigation system for a marine or flight navigator to determine a vessel's location.
A multimillionaire Wall Street banking tycoon, Alfred Loomis lacked a formal scientific education, yet he became one of the most important American scientists of World War II.
16. Jan. 2018 · Meet Wall Street tycoon Alfred Lee Loomis, who led a double life as a scientist and whose secret lab in upstate New York developed radar technology that altered the course of World War II.
Alfred Lee Loomis Jr. (April 15, 1913 – September 7, 1994) was an American investment banker and Olympic sailing champion who won the Bermuda race twice. In 1977, he was manager of the Independence-Courageous syndicate, the yachting team that successfully defended the America's Cup that year.
15. Jan. 2018 · A new PBS documentary makes the case for that bold statement by telling the story of Alfred Lee Loomis, a founder of the Radiation Lab and a millionaire Wall Street tycoon who directed the U.S. government's wartime effort to develop radar technologies into effective weapons.
