Phillips, Melba, 1907-2004
Melba Phillips personal recollections, undated.
Two short recollections written by Melba Phillips. One details meeting Frank Oppenheimer and her remembrances of him. The second titled "Studying Physics in the Thirties - a Personal Recollection" discusses her teaching high school, what it was like studying physics at Berkeley and what it was like for her as a woman physicist.
American physicist. M.A. Battle Creek College (1928); Ph.D. physics, University of California, Berkeley (1933). Professional experience includes: assistant professor of physics, Brooklyn College (1944-1952); associate director, Washington University (1957-1962); visiting professor, State University of New York at Stony Brook (1972-1975); governing board, American Institute of Physics (1965-1968, 1975-1977); acting executive officer, American Association of Physics Teachers (1975-1977); professor, emeritus professor of physics, University of Chicago (1962-2004).
Oppenheimer, Frank, 1912-1985
Phillips, Melba, 1907-2004
University of California, Berkeley.
Physics -- Study and teaching
Women in science
Women physicists.
Biography files.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA