David J. Bradley
David J. Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1915 |
| Died | January 7, 2008 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Political party | Democratic |
David John Bradley (February 22, 1915 – January 7, 2008) was an American writer, surgeon, politician and champion skier.[1]
His best-selling 1948 book No Place to Hide, a memoir of the Bikini atomic bomb tests, alerted the world to the dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapon explosions.[2]
Bradley was elected as a Democrat to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, serving 1955–59 and 1973–75.[3]
Education
[edit]Dr. Bradley was a 1938 graduate of Dartmouth College and a graduate of Harvard Medical School. He also attended Cambridge University to study English and history, but did not receive a degree.[4] His papers are housed at Dartmouth's Rauner Library.[5]
Ski career
[edit]In 1938 Dr. Bradley won the United States Nordic combined event. Prior to its cancelation, Dr. Bradley was also a member of the 1940 Winter Olympics ski team. He went on to manage the United States Nordic ski team for the 1960 Winter Olympics. In 1985 Dr. Bradley was inducted into the United States National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Bradley, David (1948). No Place to Hide. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (January 30, 2009). "David Bradley, 92, author, Antinuclear Advocate, Champion Skier and State Legislator, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (January 30, 2008). "David Bradley, 92, Author, Antinuclear Advocate, Champion Skier and State Legislator, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Guide to the papers of David J. Bradley". Rauner Library, Hanover, NH. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- 1915 births
- 2008 deaths
- American male Nordic combined skiers
- Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Writers from Chicago
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Harvard Medical School alumni
- 20th-century American surgeons
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court