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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectArthur Kantrowitz
Dates
October 20, 1913 – November 29, 2008
Authorized Form of Name
Kantrowitz, Arthur
Additional Forms of Names
Kantrowitz, Arthur Robert
Biography
Abstract
Arthur Kantrowitz was Senior Lecturer and Professor of Engineering at Darthmouth College (1978-2008). Other institutional affiliations included Avco-Everett Research Laboratory and Cornell University. His research interests included shock tubes and fluid dynamics.
Important Dates
October 20, 1913Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1934Obtained BS, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1936Obtained MA, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1936 – 1946Physicist, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Hampton (Va.).
1946 – 1956Associate Professor to Professor of Aeronautical Engineering and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1947Obtained PhD in Physics, Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1955 – 1978Director and Chief Executive Officer Avco-Everett Research Laboratory (1955-1978) and Chair, Board of Directors (1955-1978), Avco-Everett Research Laboratory, Everett (Mass.).
1959 – 1977Member, Advisory Council, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton University.
1966Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1966 – 1982Member, Engineering Advisory Board, Stanford University.
1975 – 2008Member, Board of Overseers, Thayer School of Engineering (1975-1982) and Senior Lecturer and Professor of Engineering (1978-2008), Dartmouth College.
1981 – 1986Member, Engineering Advisory Board, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute.
November 29, 2008Death, New York (N.Y.).
Occupation
Applied physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Family
Kantrowitz, Adrian
Brother.
Kantrowitz, Andrea
Daughter.
Kantrowitz, Barbara
Daughter.
Kantrowitz, Bernard
Father.
Kantrowitz, Lee Stuart
Second wife.
Kantrowitz, Lore
Daughter.
Kantrowitz, Rosalind Joseph
First wife. Divorced.
Kantrowitz, Rose
Mother.
Colleagues
Both employed at Cornell University.
Sears, William Rees, 1913-2002
Both employed at Cornell University.
Additional
DeMaria, Anthony J.
Furumoto, Horace Wataru, 1931-
Wilson, James G. (James Graves), 1915-
Institutions
Major Positions
Avco-Everett Research Laboratory
Director; Chief Executive Officer; and Chair, Board of Directors, Avco Corporation.
Cornell University. College of Engineering
Associate Professor to Professor of Aeronautical Engineering and Engineering Physics.
Thayer School of Engineering
Member, Board of Overseers; Senior Lecturer; and Professor of Engineering.
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Physicist.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1934), MA (1936), and PhD in Physics (1947).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Princeton University. Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Member, Advisory Council.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Member, Engineering Advisory Board.
Stanford University
Member, Engineering Advisory Board.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Arthur Kantrowitz papers, 1937-2007.
Rauner Special Collections Library
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Oral history interview with Arthur Kantrowitz, 1984 October 30.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Arthur Kantrowitz, 2006 June 12.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Sessions from the tenth annual meeting of Corporate Associates [sound recording], 1967 October 2.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Anthony John DeMaria, 1984 April 13.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Horace Wataru Furumoto, 1987 August 19.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with James G. Wilson, 1984 September 26.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA