Individual Details

Census

Melvern Adams age 28 born Illinois, father born Kentucky, mother Illinois, electrician in steel mill, has radio,
Frieda wife born Ohio paerents born Ohio, age 25
Richard son age 3 born Indiana
Jack son age 7 months [June]

Census

Melvern Adams age 37 born Illinois father Kentucky, mother Illinois, electrician, rents home for $50/month
Frieda age 36 born Ohio, parents Ohio
Richard age 13 born Indiana
Jack age 10 born Indiana
543 Vermont Street

Emigration

Marjorie Ann Adams and Richard M Adams of 5235 Greenwood Ave Chicago Illinois arrived in New York on the Queen Elizabeth from Cherbourg on 5 December, with 10 pieces of luggage. Marjorie had Passpost number 497882 and Richard 501802. traveling "Tourist Class"

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Death

Richard M. Adams, a scientist on the atomic bomb project, died in Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 10, 2010. He was 93. Richard "Dick" Adams, was born Nov. 1, 1916 in Gary IN, to Freda and Melvern Adams. He married Marjorie Ann Albright in Chicago in 1944, where they lived until 1993. Adams received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and a PhD from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He authored 16 publications. Adams worked with such scientists as Enrico Fermi on the first nuclear reactor and the project to develop the first atomic bomb. He worked for Argonne National Laboratory until 1984, rising to become an assistant director. Richard Adams is survived by his children, Tori Adams of Rawlins, and Richard Merritt Adams and his wife, Andi Berry, of Laramie. Cremation has taken place and a private memorial is planned in Wyoming.
Published in Chicago Tribune on October 15, 2010