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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectJohn K. Hulm
Dates
July 4, 1923 – January 16, 2004
Authorized Form of Name
Hulm, John K.
Additional Forms of Names
Hulm, John Kenneth
Biography
Abstract
John K. Hulm was Chief Scientist at Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1954-1996). Other institutional affiliations included the University of Chicago and Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation. His research interests included superconductivity and materials at low temperatures.
Important Dates
July 4, 1923Birth, Southport (England).
1943Obtained BA, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1945Obtained MA, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1949Obtained PhD in Physics, Cambridge University, Cambridge (England).
1949 – 1951Research Fellow in Physics, Union Carbide Corporation.
1951 – 1954Assistant Professor, Institute for the Study of Metals, University of Chicago.
1954 – 1996Advisory Physicist (1954-1956); Manager, Solid State Department of Physics (1956-1960); Associate Director of Research, Solid State Physics Department (1960-1964); Director of Cryogenic Research, Solid State Physics Department (1964-1969); Research Director, Solid State Physics Department (1969-1974); On Leave (1974-1976); Manager of Chemical Research, Research Laboratories (1976-1980); Director of Corporate Research, Research Laboratories (1980-1987); and Chief Scientist (1987-1996), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh (Pa.).
1974 – 1976Science Attaché, United States Embassy, London, United States Department of State.
1979Awarded International Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society.
1980Member, National Academy of Engineering.
1988Member, National Academy of Sciences.
January 16, 2004Death.
Occupation
Solid state physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Hulm, Joan
Wife. Married in 1948.
Colleagues
Biondi, Manfred Anthony, 1924-
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at University of Chicago, Institute for the Study of Metals.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Holstein, Theodore David, 1915-1985
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Both employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Institutions
Major Positions
Union Carbide Corporation
Research Fellow in Physics.
United States. Department of State
Science Attaché, United States Embassy, London.
University of Chicago. Institute for the Study of Metals
Assistant Professor.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Advisory Physicist; Manager, Solid State Department of Physics; Associate Director of Research, Solid State Physics Department; Director of Cryogenic Research, Solid State Physics Department; Research Director, Solid State Physics Department; On Leave; Manager of Chemical Research, Research Laboratories; Director of Corporate Research, Research Laboratories; and Chief Scientist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1979 International Prize for New Materials.
National Academy of Engineering
Member.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)
University of Cambridge. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1943), MA (1945), and PhD in Physics (1949).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
H. Kamerlingh Onnes Symposium on the origins of applied superconductivity [videorecording] / recorded by the Naval Research Laboratory ; 1986 Oct 1.
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
Published Resources
Subject
"John K. Hulm: 1923-2004", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences