Milton Burton

Milton Burton (March 4, 1902 – November 10, 1985) was an American chemist, a pioneer in the field of radiation chemistry and radiobiology. He founded the Radiation Laboratory at University of Notre Dame in 1949 and served as its director from 1963 to 1971. He proposed the ''G'' value for describing the chemical yield in radiolytic reactions. He is often referred to as the godfather of radiation chemistry. Provided by Wikipedia