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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectBernd T. Matthias
Dates
June 8, 1918 – October 27, 1980
Authorized Form of Name
Matthias, Bernd T., 1918-1980
Biography
Abstract
Bernd Matthias was a Professor of Physics at University of California, San Diego (1961-1980). Other institutional affiliations included Bell Telephone Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Some of his research interests included superconductivity, ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism.
Important Dates
June 8, 1918Birth, Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
1942 – 1947Scientific Collaborator, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1943Obtained PhD in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1947 – 1948Member of Staff, Division of Industrial Cooperation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1948 – 1980Member, Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1949 – 1951Assistant Professor, University of Chicago.
1961 – 1980Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.).
1962 – 1980Director, Institute for the Study of Matter (1962-1966); Associate Director, Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences (1966-1971); and Director, Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences (1971-1980), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.).
1965Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1965Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1970Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
1971 – 1980Los Alamos Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1979Awarded International Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society.
October 27, 1980Death, La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.).
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Matthias, Joan Trapp
Wife.
Matthias, Judith
Sister.
Advisors & Collaborators
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Fowler, R. D.
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Giorgi, A. L. (Angelo Louis)
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Hill, H. Hunter
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Krikorian, Nerses
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Advised by Matthias at University of California, San Diego, "Superconductivity and magnetism of lanthanum-rare earth dialuminides," and both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Olsen, C. E.
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Scherrer, Paul
Ph.D. advisor at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich.
Smith, James Lawrence, 1943-
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Stewart, G. R. (Gregory Randall)
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
Szklarz, E. G. (Eugene G.)
Collaborated at Los Alamos Laboratory.
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.
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.
Buckley, Oliver Ellsworth, 1887-1959
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories and University of California, San Diego.
Fisk, James B. (James Brown), 1910-1981
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Herring, William Conyers, 1914-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Kraichnan, Robert H., 1928-2008
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.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Lee, P. A. (Patrick A.), 1946-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, 1906-1972
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.
O'Neil, T. M. (Thomas Michael), 1940-
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Pearson, Gerald L. (Gerald Leondus)
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories and University of California, San Diego.
Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)
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 Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Schawlow, Arthur L., 1921-1999
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories and 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 University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories and University of California, San Diego.
Both employed at University of California, San Diego.
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.
Additional
Raub, Ch. J.
Zachariasen, William H. (William Houlder), 1906-1979
Institutions
Major Positions
Member, Technical staff.
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Departement Physik
Obtained PhD (1943). Scientific Collaborator.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Industrial Cooperation
Member of Staff.
University of California, San Diego. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics and Director, Institute for the Study of Matter.
University of California, San Diego. Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences
Associate Director and Director.
University of Chicago. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member.
Awarded International Prize for New Materials in 1979 and Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize in 1970.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos Fellow.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Bernd Matthias correspondence [microform].
Archives
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Group CRM-1, Mail Stop C-322, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Bernd T. Matthias papers, 1940-1980.
Mandeville Special Collections Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
International Science and Technology Journal interviews, 1962-1967.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Sessions from 5th annual meeting of Corporate Associates [sound recording], 1962 September.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Excerpts from a Georgetown University Summer School course on the science and technology of superconductivity [videorecording] / recorded by Georgetown University ; 1971.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Arthur L. Schawlow, 1984 January 19.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Morrel H. Cohen, 1981 March 31 and June 5.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with P. W. Anderson [videorecording] : 1999-2002.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with P. W. Anderson, 1988 May 10.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with William Conyers Herring, 1974 July 23, 29, and 31 October.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
William H. Zachariasen biographical file, 1974-1981, undated.
The Joseph Regenstein Library. Department of Special Collections
University of Chicago
1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Published Resources
Subject
Bernd T. Matthias Physics Today obituary.
Bernd Theodor Matthias: 1918-1980, Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.