Condon, Edward Uhler, 1902-1974.
What next? The story of one American physicist, 1948.
The manuscript, which Condon never finished, documents his boyhood, early education and career; his Ph.D. in physics (1926) from the University of California at Berkeley, and his travels to Gt̲tingen (1926-1927) to study quantum mechanics. Also discussed is atomic energy legislation and the Religious Society of Friends.
American nuclear physicist. Ph.D. physics, University of California (1926). Professional experience includes: assistant profesor, associate professor, Princeton University (1928-1929, 1930-1937); associate director, Westinghouse Research Laboratory (1937-1945); director, National Bureau of Standards (1945-1951); director of research and development, consulting physicist, Corning Glass Works (1951-1954); professor, Washington University (1956-1963); professor, fellow of the Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), director of UFO Project, professor emeritus, University of Colorado (1963-1974). Research interests: quantum mechanics, development of radar use and nuclear weapons during World War II.
Condon, Edward Uhler, 1902-1974 -- Childhood and youth.
Religious Society of Friends.
University of California, Berkeley.
Universitt̃ Gt̲tingen -- Students.
Physics
Physicists -- Biography.
Gt̲tingen -- Description and travel.
Autobiographies. aat aat
Physicists. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA