author
Robert G. LeCompte
A longtime communicator with a gift for making science approachable, this mid-20th-century writer helped turn complex nuclear topics into clear, practical guidance for students and teachers.
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Atoms at the Science Fair: Exhibiting Nuclear Projects
by Robert G. LeCompte, Burrell L. Wood
About the author
Robert G. LeCompte is best known as the co-author of Atoms at the Science Fair: Exhibiting Nuclear Projects, a 1964 guide created to help young people present science projects on atomic energy in a clear and responsible way.
In the book's author note, he is described as an English major at St. Benedict’s who worked in several communication-focused roles, including reporter, house-organ editor and photographer, military information officer and instructor, public-relations consultant, and information and exhibits specialist.
That same note says he joined the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1951. Beyond those confirmed details, biographical information about him appears to be limited in easily available public sources.