David J. Bradley, M.D. (author, skier)
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David John Bradley was an American
writer
, surgeon
, politician
and champion skier. 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. Bradley was elected as a Democrat
to the New Hampshire House of Representatives
, serving 1955–59 and 1973–75.
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
, politician
Politician
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and champion skier. His best-selling 1948 book No Place to Hide, a memoir of the Bikini atomic bomb tests
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. It was the first test of a nuclear weapon after the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945...
, alerted the world to the dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapon explosions. Bradley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
, serving 1955–59 and 1973–75.