Jay M. Gould

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Jay Martin Gould (born August 19, 1915 in Chicago , † September 16, 2005 in Mount Sinai Hospital , New York City ) was an American economist , statistician and epidemiologist .

Life

Gould was born in Chicago in 1915 but grew up in New York. He first studied economics at Brooklyn College and received his doctorate from Columbia University in New York .

In 1970 he founded the company "Economic Information System", which produced economic forecasts using computer applications. It was only later that he became interested in the subject of radiation . In 1980 he sold his very successful company and was appointed to the board of the US Federal Environment Agency by US President Jimmy Carter . Because of his extensive statistical knowledge and skills, Gould engaged in studies of death rates and toxic waste on dumps and later on radioactive emissions from nuclear power plants. It was important for Gould to clarify the influence of radioactivity on people. In his studies and publications, he has shown higher death rates from cancer near nuclear power plants. He was revered as a leader in the anti-nuclear movement.

Jay Gould was also involved with Public Data Access Inc. , which primarily made environmentally relevant data accessible. Jay Martin Gould was with his wife Jane Gould and the professor for physicist Ernest J. Sternglass (* 1923 in Berlin) and others the founders of the project " Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) " ( radiation and public health ) in New York. Gould was director and first president of the RPHP

With Benjamin A. Goldman , Gould challenged conventional doctrine about radioactivity in his book "Deadly Deception Radioactivity. Low Radiation, High Risk" . The authors verified their controversial views with the extensive analysis of large data material from health authorities and from death registers, with the result that an above-average number of deaths was recorded after each release of radioactivity. This was particularly noticeable in infants and young children and in people with immunodeficiency diseases. From the great abundance of facts presented, Gould and Goldman prove that a limit value beyond which the radioactive radiation exposure is harmless cannot be proven. The book has sparked significant public discussion with the nuclear industry.

Jay M. Gould died of a heart attack in New York's Mount Sinai Hospital . He left his wife Jane.

Literature (selection)

  • Jay M. Gould, "Quality of Life in American Neighborhoods: Levels of Affluence, Toxic Waste, and Cancer Mortality in Residential Zip Code Areas," Westview Pr. 1986, ISBN 0-8133-7187-2
  • Jay M. Gould, Benjamin A. Goldman, "Deadly Deceit: Low-Level Radiation, High-Level Cover-Up" , Four Walls Eight Windows / Avalon 1990, ISBN 0-941423-35-2
  • Jay M. Gould, "The Enemy Within: The High Costs of Living Near Nuclear Reactors," Four Walls Eight Windows 1996, ISBN 1-56858-066-5
  • Jay M. Gould, Benjamin A. Goldman: "Deadly deception radioactivity. Low radiation, high risk" , CH BECK Munich 1996, ISBN 3-406-34033-4

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SURNAME Gould, Jay M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gould, Jay Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American economist, statistician, and epidemiologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2005
Place of death Mount Sinai Hospital , New York City