Gerald L. Wendt (1891-1973) was a chemist who became a writer and lecturer on popular science.
He was director of science and education at the New York World's Fair, an editor at Time magazine and Science Illustrated, and worked for UNESCO.
Gerald Louis Wendt was born on 3 Mar 1891 in Davenport, Iowa.
[2] Wendt graduated from Harvard with a BA (1913) and a PhD (1916) in chemistry.
[4] He was director of science and education at the New York World's Fair between 1938 and 1940,[2] promoting an optimistic vision of the future.