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Archival as AuthorThomas Maurice Rice
Dates
January 26, 1939 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Rice, Thomas Maurice, 1939-
Additional Forms of Names
Rice, T. Maurice
Biography
Abstract
Thomas Maurice Rice is Professor Emeritus at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich. His other institutional affiliations include Bell Telephone Laboratories and University of Cambridge. His research interests include metal-insulator transitions, organic conductors, and heavy fermions.
Important Dates
January 26, 1939Birth, Dundalk (Ireland).
1959Obtained BSc, University College, Dublin, Dublin (Ireland).
1960Obtained MSc, University College, Dublin, Dublin (Ireland).
1963 – 1964Assistant Lecturer in Physics, University of Birmingham.
1964Obtained PhD in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1964 – 1966Research Associate in Physics, University of California, San Diego.
1966 – 1981Member, Technical Staff (1966-1975); Head, Theoretical Department of Physics (1975-1978); and Head, Surface Department of Physics (1978-1981), Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1970 – 1971Visiting Lecturer in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1974 – 1975Professor, Simon Fraser University.
1980Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Physics (Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung).
1981 – presentProfessor (1981-2004) and Professor Emeritus (2004-present), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1993Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
Theoretical solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
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People
Family
Rice, Helen D.
Wife.
Rice, Margrit
Daughter.
Rice, Peter
Son.
Rice, Susan
Daughter.
Colleagues
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Birgeneau, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1942-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Bode, Hendrik W. (Hendrik Wade), 1905-1982
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Brattain, Walter H. (Walter Houser), 1902-1987
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Brinkman, William F. (William Frank), 1938-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
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Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Fisk, James B. (James Brown), 1910-1981
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Herring, William Conyers, 1914-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Lee, P. A. (Patrick A.), 1946-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories and University of California, San Diego.
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, 1906-1972
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Thomas, D. G. (David Gilbert), 1928-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Tsui, D. C. (Daniel Chee), 1939-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Institutions
Major Positions
Member, Technical Staff; Head, Theoretical Department of Physics; and Head, Surface Department of Physics.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Departement Physik
Visiting Lecturer in Physics; Professor; and Professor Emeritus.
Simon Fraser University. Department of Physics
Professor.
University of Birmingham. Department of Mathematical Physics
Assistant Lecturer in Physics.
University of California, San Diego. Department of Physics
Research Associate in Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Visiting Scientist.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
University College, Dublin. Physics Department
Obtained BSc (1959) and MSc (1960).
University of Cambridge. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1964).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Symposium honoring the 1977 Nobel Prize in physics recipients [sound recording].
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA