C. Maurice Patterson also known as Pat or Maurice Patterson (24 December 1913 – 21 May 1989) a pioneer in the establishment of health physics as a profession. Health Physics Society Patterson was a key member in the formation of the Health Physics Society and represented the Savannah River Project. Founding member and Director Representative from Savannah River Project President, 1962 Founders Award, 1979 Fellow, 1984 Diplomat, American Board of Health Physics Publications Patterson, C. M. (1958). Proceedings U. N. Intern. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, 2nd, Geneva, 23: 295. Monitoring of tritium in gases, liquids, and in the environment. Environmental Radiation at the Start References 1913 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American physicists DuPont people Savannah River Oak Ridge National Laboratory people Health physicists Health Physics Society People from Aiken, South Carolina