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Published as SubjectCharles P. Bean
Dates
November 27, 1923 – September 30, 1996
Authorized Form of Name
Bean, Charles P., 1923-1996
Biography
Abstract
Charles Bean was a physicist known for his analyses of superconductivity and magnetism. He was a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and president of Dudley Observatory.
Important Dates
November 27, 1923Birth, Buffalo (N.Y.).
1947Obtained BA, University of Buffalo, Buffalo (N.Y.).
1949Obtained AM, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Ill.).
1951 – 1985Researcher, GE Research and Development Center, General Electric Company, Schenectady (N.Y.).
1952Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Ill.).
1957 – 1958Consultant, United States Department of State.
1973 – 1978Guest Investigator, Rockefeller University.
1976Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1976 – 1979Member, Executive Committee, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.
1977Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1978 – 1996Adjunct Professor (1978-1985) and Institute Professor (1985-1996), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (N.Y.).
1983 – 1990President, Dudley Observatory, Schenectady (N.Y.).
September 30, 1996Death, Fairfax (Va.).
Occupation
Biophysicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Hull, Albert Wallace, 1880-1966
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Suits, C. Guy (Chauncey Guy), 1905-1991
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Webb, M. B. (Maurice Barnett), 1926-
Both employed at General Electric Company.
Institutions
Major Positions
General Electric Company. Research and Development Center
Researcher.
General Electric Company. Research Laboratory
Researcher.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Adjunct Professor and Institute Professor.
Rockefeller University
Guest Investigator.
United States. Department of State
Consultant.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Biophysical Society
Dudley Observatory
President.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
Member, Executive Committee, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
University of Buffalo. Department of Physics
Obtained BA in 1947.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Physics
Obtained AM in 1949 and PhD in 1952.