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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorAllan MacLeod Cormack
Dates
February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998
Authorized Form of Name
Cormack, Allan MacLeod, 1924-1998
Biography
Abstract
Allan McLeod Cormack was a South African physicist and a Nobel laureate. He spent most of his career as a Professor of Physics at Tufts University (1957-1998). Other institutional affiliations include University of Cape Town and Harvard University.
Important Dates
February 23, 1924Birth, Johannesburg (South Africa).
1944Obtained BSc in Physics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town (South Africa).
1945Obtained MSc, University of Cape Town, Cape Town (South Africa).
1946 – 1956Lecturer, University of Cape Town, Cape Town (South Africa).
1947 – 1949Research Student, St. John's College, University of Cambridge.
1956 – 1957Research Fellow, Harvard University.
1957 – 1998Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1957-1980) and University Professor of Physics (1980-1998), Tufts University, Medford (Mass.).
1966Became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
1979Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Godfrey Housfield "for the development of computer assisted tomography".
1983Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1990Awarded National Medal of Science.
May 7, 1998Death, Winchester (Mass.).
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Cormack, Barbara Seavey
Wife.
Cormack, Jean
Daughter.
Cormack, Margaret
Daughter.
Cormack, Robert
Son.
Advisors & Collaborators
Hounsfield, Godfrey, 1919-
Shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the development of computer assisted tomography"
Colleagues
Bainbridge, Kenneth T. (Kenneth Tompkins), 1904-1996
Both employed at Harvard University.
Frisch, Otto Robert, 1904-
Both employed at Cavendish Laboratory.
Furry, W. H. (Wendell Hinkle), 1907-
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-1980
Both employed at Harvard University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Tufts University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics and University Professor of Physics.
University of Cape Town. Department of Physics
Obtained BSc in 1944 and MSc in 1945. Lecturer.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge, England)
Assistant of Otto Frisch.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Research Fellow.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
University of Cambridge. Department of Physics
Research Student.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Allan Cormack papers, 1909-1997.
Tisch Library. Archives and Special Collections
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155, USA
Subject
Tufts University Department of Physics and Astronomy high energy physics records, 1956-2009.
Tisch Library. Archives and Special Collections
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155, USA