Bradley C. Edwards, Ph.D.
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Bradley C. Edwards, Ph.D.
Bradley Edwards holds a Ph.D. in physics. For eleven years he was on staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) leading advanced technology efforts for lunar missions, optical cryocooler development, detector system development, astrophysical satellites, and a Europa orbiter mission. Since leaving LANL, he has led development of, and written a book on, the space elevator, organized conferences, and led research staff at the Institute for Scientific Research. He is president and founder of Carbon Designs, which develops high-strength materials. He has more than fifty publications, has participated in more than thirty invited talks, and received a letter of commendation from the US Department of Energy. His work has appeared on the covers of Discover, Science News, Ad Astra, and has been highlighted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN and BBC. His expertise includes project management, business management, space hardware, space systems, astrophysics, planetary physics, systems engineering, multiple computer languages, and cryogenics.
