[Military work
At age 18, Dowd was drafted into the military
with the rank of sergeant. He continued his
work in physics at Columbia University.
He worked on the Manhattan Project,
which developed the atomic bomb.
The purpose of the work was unclear
until 1945. Dowd planned to obtain a degree
in nuclear physics when he completed
his work on the Manhattan Project.
However, because his work was top secret,
the university did not recognize it, and
Dowd decided not to continue,
since the university's curriculum would
not have been able to further his physics education.
His research for the military was more
advanced than academic courses at that time.]
[Music
Dowd worked as an engineer and producer
from the 1940s until the beginning
of the 21st century. While working for Atlantic Records,
he lived in Westwood, NJ with his wife Jackie
and his sons, Steven and Todd.
He recorded albums by many artists
including Eddie Money, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas,
Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart,
Wishbone Ash, New Model Army, Cream, Lulu,
Chicago, the Allman Brothers Band,
Joe Bonamassa, the J. Geils Band,
Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, the Rascals,
the Spinners, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Eagles,
the Four Seasons, Kenny Loggins, James Gang,
Dusty Springfield, Eddie Harris,
Charles Mingus, Herbie Mann,
Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Redding,
Aretha Franklin, Joe Castro and Primal Scream.]
He died in 2002 aged 77.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dowd
