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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectR. H. Kent
Dates
July 1, 1886 – February 3, 1961
Authorized Form of Name
Kent, R. H. (Robert Harrington), 1886-1961
Additional Forms of Names
Kent, Robert Harrington, 1886-1961
Biography
Abstract
Robert Harrington Kent was a Consultant and Ordnance Engineer, Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States Army (1922-1961). Other institutional affiliations included the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. His research interests included ballistics and shell design.
Important Dates
July 1, 1886Birth, Meriden (Conn.).
1910Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1910 – 1916Assistant in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1916Obtained AM, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1916 – 1917Electrical Engineer, University of Pennsylvania.
1917 – 1922Captain (1917-1919) and Ordnance Engineer, Office of the Chief of Ordnance (1919-1922), United States Army.
1922 – 1961Ordnance Engineer, Ballistics Research Laboratories (1922-1956) and Consultant (1956-1961), Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States Army, Aberdeen (Md.).
1951Member, National Academy of Sciences.
February 3, 1961Death.
Occupation
Applied physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Applied physics and engineering.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Bridgman, P. W. (Percy Williams), 1882-1961
Both employed at Harvard University.
Both employed at Harvard University.
Pierce, George Washington, 1872-1956
Both employed at Harvard University.
Webster, David Locke, 1888-1976
Both employed at Harvard University.
Additional
Critchfield, Charles Louis, 1910-
Lauritsen, Charles Christian, 1892-1968
Schwarzschild, Martin
Institutions
Major Positions
Aberdeen Proving Ground (Md.)
Ordnance Engineer, Ballistics Research Laboratories and Consultant.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1910) and AM (1916). Assistant in Physics.
United States. Army
Captain.
United States. Army. Ordnance Department
Ordnance Engineer, Office of the Chief of Ordnance.
University of Pennsylvania. School of Engineering and Applied Science
Electrical Engineer.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Charles C. Lauritsen papers, 1927-1977 (bulk 1946-1973).
Institute Archives
California Institute of Technology
1201 East California Blvd. (Mail Code 015A-74), Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
John Von Neumann papers, 1912-1996 (bulk 1935-1957).
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
James Madison Memorial Building, First Street and Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA
Oral history interview with Charles L. Critchfield, 1987 May 29.
Charles Babbage Institute. Center for the History of Computing
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Oral history interview with Martin Schwarzchild, 1986 Nov. 18.
Charles Babbage Institute. Center for the History of Computing
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Published Resources
Subject
"Robert Harrington Kent: 1886-1961", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.