Physics History Network
Over 1000 biographies of physicists and histories of institutions with information pertaining to their lives, careers, and research.
Tip: Search within this page by using Ctrl + F or ⌘ + F
Search Our Catalogs
Archives BooksCollections
Emilio Segré Visual Archives Digital Collections Oral Histories Archival Finding Aids Physics History Network Member Society Portals Ethical Cataloging StatementPreservation and Support
Donating Materials Suggest a Book Purchase Saving Archival Collections Grants to Archives Documentation Projects History NewslettersCenter for History of Physics
Scholarship & OutreachMain Navigation
HomeAboutTopic GuidesFeedbackTable of Contents
Biography
AbstractImportant DatesOccupationPlacesSubjectsRelationships
PeopleInstitutionsResources
Published as SubjectJ. Tauc
Dates
April 15, 1922 – December 28, 2010
Authorized Form of Name
Tauc, J. (Jan)
Additional Forms of Names
Tauc, Jan
Biography
Abstract
Jan Tauc was L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and Physics at Brown University (1970-1992). Other institutional affiliations include Bell Laboratories, Charles University (Prague) and the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. His early research was in photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and optical properties of crystalline semiconductors. Later, he researched amorphous semiconductors and metals.
Important Dates
April 15, 1922Birth, Pardubice (Czech Republic).
1949Obtained IngDR, Czech Technical University (České vysoké učení technické v Praze), Prague (Czech Republic).
1949 – 1952Scientist, Military-Technical Institute.
1952 – 1969Head, Semiconductor Department, Institute of Technical Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (Československá akademie věd), Prague (Czech Republic).
1956Obtained RNDr, Charles University (Univerzita Karlova), Prague (Czech Republic).
1961 – 1962UNESCO Research Fellow, Harvard University.
1964 – 1969Professor of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (1964-1969) and Director, Institute of Physics (1968-1969), Charles University (Univerzita Karlova), Prague (Czech Republic).
1969Visiting Professor, University of Paris.
1969 – 1970Member, Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories.
1970 – 1978Consultant, Bell Telephone Laboratories.
1970 – 2010L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and Physics (1970-1992); Director, Laboratory for Materials Research (1983-1988); and L. Herbert Ballou University Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Physics (1992-2010), Brown University, Providence (R.I.).
1977Visiting Professor, Stanford University.
1982Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart.
1982Awarded Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society.
1992Member, National Academy of Sciences.
December 28, 2010Death, Washougal (Wash.).
Occupation
Condensed matter physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Tauc, Elena, 1951-
Daughter.
Tauc, Jan, 1954-
Son.
Tauc, L.
Brother.
Tauc, Vera Koubelova
Wife. Married 1947.
Colleagues
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.
Brinkman, William F. (William Frank), 1938-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Cooper, Leon N. (Leon Neil), 1930-
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Fisk, James B. (James Brown), 1910-1981
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 Brown University.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Brown University.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Brown University.
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 Brown University.
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 Brown University.
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.
Institutions
Major Positions
Member, Technical Staff and Consultant.
Brown University. Department of Physics
L. Herbert Ballou University Professor and Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Physics.
Brown University. Division of Engineering
L. Herbert Ballou University Professor and Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Physics; Director, Laboratory for Materials Research.
Československá akademie vĕd
Head, Semiconductor Department, Institute of Technical Physics.
Univerzita Karlova
Obtained RNDr (1956). Professor of Experimental Physics; Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; and Director, Institute of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1982 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.
České vysoké učení technické v Praze
Obtained IngDR (1949).
Harvard University. Department of Physics
UNESCO Research Fellow.
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Visiting Professor.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Stanford University. Department of Physics
Visiting Professor.
Université de Paris
Visiting Professor.
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
"Jan Tauc: 1922-2010", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences