National Laboratories

John Foster, Lawrence Livermore’s fourth director, has died at 102

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Former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory director John Foster died on April 25 at the age of 102, the lab announced Tuesday.
Foster served as Lawrence Livermore’s fourth director from 1961-65, before becoming director of Defense Research and Engineering…

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