Glauber, Roy J., 1925-
Oral history interview with Roy J. Glauber, 1976 December 9 and 1977 March 3.
Interview includes information on family background and pre-college education prior to entering Harvard College in 1940 where World War II cut short normal undergraduate study; became Teaching Fellow at Harvard before leaving for work at Los Alamos; return to Harvard in 1946. Session 2 focuses on Glauber's relationship with Julian Schwinger as a student, Ph.D. candidate and assistant with critique of Schwinger's work style and productivity; also includes information on Glauber's postdoctoral positions. This interview was done in the interest of compiling a history of the Harvard University Physics Department in the mid-20th century.
Physicist (Optics) Professor of Physics, Harvard University. Nobel Prize in Physics, 2005( quantum theory of optical coherence).
Glauber, Roy J., 1925-
Schwinger, Julian, 1918-1994.
Harvard University -- Study and teaching.
Harvard University. Department of Physics.
Harvard University. Dept. of Physics -- Faculty.
Harvard University. Dept. of Physics -- History.
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Sopka, Katherine Russell
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American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA