Talbot A. Chubb

  
TALBOT ALBERT CHUBB  
Talbot Chubb, Ph.D., of Arlington, Virginia, died December 10, 2011 at Virginia Hospital Center.Talbot was born on November 5, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three sons of Charles Frisby Chubb and Mary Clare Carroll Albert Chubb. His brothers Charles F. Chubb, Jr. and Nicholas Chubb preceded him in death. Talbot was married to Martha Capps Chubb, who died in 1990. He is survived by their four children, M. Carroll Chubb (Thomas Langer), Nancy H. Chubb (Pete McQuillin), T. Spence Chubb (Debra Tedder Chubb), and Constance L. Chubb, eight grandchildren (Jennifer, Emma, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Cory, Nicholas, Eric, Oliver), and one great-grandchild (Beatrice).During World War II, Talbot worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, TN, and served in the US Army. For over 30 years, Talbot was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Talbot worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. Recently, his goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source. Talbot was a loving, kind, and insightful person with a ready smile, who will be missed by all who knew him. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. May 12, 2012 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA. Interment will be private, in Pittsburgh. Memorial contributions may be made to New Energy Foundation (P.O. Box 2816, Concord, NH 03302-2816), Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (800 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222), or the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (P.O. Box 808, Newark, NJ 07101-0808).