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'''Gregory Charles Minor''' was one of three American middle-management [[engineer]]s (known as the [[GE Three]]) who resigned from the [[General Electric]] [[nuclear reactor]] division in 1976 to protest [[Anti-nuclear movement|against the use of nuclear power]] in the United States. A native of [[Fresno, California]], Minor received a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] degree in electrical engineering from the [[University of California]] in 1960. He gained an [[Master of Science|MS]] degree at [[Stanford University]] in 1966. He began working for G.E. in 1960 and died of [[leukemia]] in 1999.<ref name=minor>Saxon, Wolfgang (July 31, 1999). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E4D71231F932A05754C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print "G. C. Minor, 62, an Engineer Who Criticized Nuclear Power"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref><ref name="envir">[https://archive.today/20121209132754/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,918045,00.html "The San Jose Three"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. February 16, 1976.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,879643,00.html |title=The Struggle over Nuclear Power |work=Time |date=March 8, 1976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814020856/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,879643,00.html |archive-date=August 14, 2013 }}</ref> |
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All three of the engineers were members of the Creative Initiative Foundation, a California group that "seeks to strengthen human relations" and "change the world for the better". The engineers' resignations were coordinated by another CIF member, who helped them orchestrate the announcement for maximum effect.<ref name=envir/> |
All three of the engineers were members of the Creative Initiative Foundation, a California group that "seeks to strengthen human relations" and "change the world for the better". The engineers' resignations were coordinated by another CIF member, who helped them orchestrate the announcement for maximum effect.<ref name=envir/> |
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Revision as of 23:12, 17 June 2022
Gregory Charles Minor was one of three American middle-management engineers (known as the GE Three) who resigned from the General Electric nuclear reactor division in 1976 to protest against the use of nuclear power in the United States. A native of Fresno, California, Minor received a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of California in 1960. He gained an MS degree at Stanford University in 1966. He began working for G.E. in 1960 and died of leukemia in 1999.[1][2][3]
All three of the engineers were members of the Creative Initiative Foundation, a California group that "seeks to strengthen human relations" and "change the world for the better". The engineers' resignations were coordinated by another CIF member, who helped them orchestrate the announcement for maximum effect.[2]
Gregory Minor said that he had developed "a deep conviction that nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons now present a serious danger to the future of all life on this planet".[1]
See also
- GE Three
- List of nuclear whistleblowers
- Nuclear accidents in the United States
- Nuclear and radiation accidents
- Nuclear whistleblowers
- Nuclear safety
- Nuclear safety in the United States
- Richard Levernier
References
- ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (July 31, 1999). "G. C. Minor, 62, an Engineer Who Criticized Nuclear Power". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "The San Jose Three". Time. February 16, 1976.
- ^ "The Struggle over Nuclear Power". Time. March 8, 1976. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013.
