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Archival as AuthorMartin Blume
Dates
January 13, 1932 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Blume, Martin, 1932-
Biography
Abstract
Martin Blume is a physicist whose research interests include neutron scattering, magnetism, magnetic resonance, and synchrotron radiation. His institutional affiliations include Brookhaven National Laboratory and State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Important Dates
January 13, 1932Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1954Obtained AB, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1956Obtained AM, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1959Obtained PhD in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1959 – 1960 Research Fellow in Physics, University of Tokyo (Tokyo Daigaku).
1960 – 1962Research Associate in Theoretical Physics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell.
1962 – 1996Associate Physicist to Physicist (1962-1970); Senior Physicist (1970-present); Associate Director (1981-1984); and Deputy Director (1984-1996), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton (N.Y.).
1972 – 1980Professor of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook (N.Y.).
1997 – 2007Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Theoretical solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Neutron scattering applications and techniques.
Relationships
People
Family
Blume, Sheila B.
Wife.
Colleagues
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Brown, G. E. (Gerald Edward), 1926-
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Cool, Rodney L. (Rodney Lee), 1920-1988
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Courant, Ernest D. (Ernest David), 1920-
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Goudsmit, Samuel A. (Samuel Abraham), 1902-1978
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Haworth, Leland J. (Leland John), 1904-
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Marburger, John H., III (John Harmen), 1941-2011
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Poskanzer, A. M. (Arthur M.), 1931-
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Both employed at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Institutions
Major Positions
Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Harwell, England)
Research Associate in Theoretical Physics.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Associate Physicist to Physicist; Senior Physicist; Associate Director; and Deputy Director.
State University of New York at Stony Brook. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics.
Tōkyō Daigaku. Butsurigaku Kyoshitsu
Research Fellow in Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow and Editor-in-Chief, Physical Review.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained AM in 1956 and PhD in 1959.
Institute of Physics (Great Britain)
New York Academy of Sciences
Princeton University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB in 1954.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Centennial of superconductivity [sound recording], 2011 May 1.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA