World War II Honoree

Cyrill V. Orly

Hometown

Berkeley, California

Honored By

Ms. Elvira M. Orly

HELPED BUILD THE ATOM BOMB. WORKED AT LAURENCE RADIATION LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. PART OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, BOTH IN BERKELEY AND IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE. HE DESIGNED THE ORIGINAL RADIATION SYMBOL, NOW USED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN IS NOW IN THE RADIATION LABORATORY MUSEUM AT BERKELEY.