Leland John Haworth

Leland John Haworth (July 11, 1904 – March 5, 1979) was an American particle physicist. In his long career he was head of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Science Foundation, and was assistant to the president of Associated Universities, Inc.

Early life Leland John Haworth was born on July 11, 1904, in Flint, Michigan, although his parents were normally living in New York City at the time. Both of his parents, Martha (née Ackerman) and Paul Leland Haworth, were both teachers, and were Quakers. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1907 for a brief time, then to Newton County, Indiana, in 1910. Haworth graduated from the Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor of Arts in 1925 and a Master of Arts in 1926. He also played college baseball for Indiana, and even played in the semi-pros. His thesis was titled "Secondary Electrons from Very Clean Metal Surfaces when Bombarded with Primary Electrons and his advisor was Charles Elwood Mendenhall. the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences in 1965. In 1969, Haworth's term as NSF director ended, and he moved to Long Island, New York. He became a part-time assistant to the president of Associated Universities, Inc., a position he held until 1975, and was special consultant to the director of Brookhaven. He is buried in West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Indiana.