caption death_date death_place children birth_place image_size parents birth_date known_for notable_works spouse image article_title name occupation death_cause
thomas h. pigford 27 february 2010 oakland , california , u.s. cynthia pigford naylor julie pigford earnest meridian , mississippi , u.s. 250px lamar and zula pigford 21 april 1922 influential voice in nuclear policy nuclear chemical engineering -lrb- book -rrb- catherine hood weekes -lrb- 1994 -- 2010 -rrb- kennedy cathey -lrb- ? -- 1992 -rrb- elizabeth thomashpigford.png thomas h. pigford
 thomas h. pigfird professor at the university of california , berkeley parkinson 's disease
thomas h. pigford

thomas h. pigford -lrb- april 4 , 1922 -- february 27 , 2010 -rrb- was a professor and the founding chairman of the department of nuclear engineering at the university of california , berkeley .
the scope of his career in nuclear engineering consisted of reactor design , nuclear safety , fuel cycles , and radioactive waste management .
he is credited for having an influential voice in nuclear policy .
pigford was generally well respected by scientists and environmentalists alike because of the expertise he brought to the subject and his objectivity .
he was considered a pro-nuclear advocate , but only if done so in a safe way .
