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Archival as SubjectPublished as SubjectC. L. Pekeris
Dates
June 15, 1908 – February 24, 1993
Authorized Form of Name
Pekeris, C. L. (Chaim Leib), 1908-1993
Additional Forms of Names
Pekeris, Chaim Leib, 1908-1993
פקריס, חיים לייב,, 1908-1993
Biography
Abstract
Chaim Pekeris was Distinguished Institute Professor at Weizmann Institute of Science (1973-1993). Other institutional affiliations included Columbia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research interests included seismology, underwater sound, atomic spectroscopy, hydrodynamics, electromagnetic wave propagation, applied mathematics, and stellar hydrodynamics.
Important Dates
June 15, 1908Birth, Alytus (Lithuania).
1928Obtained BS in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1933Obtained ScD in Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1934 – 1935Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation.
1935 – 1936Visiting Fellow, Cambridge University.
1936 – 1941Associate Geophysicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1941 – 1950Researcher, Hudson Laboratories, Division of War Research (1941-1945) and Director, Mathematical Physics Group (1945-1950), Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1950 – 1993Professor of Applied Mathematics (1950-1973) and Distinguished Institute Professor (1973-1993), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Israel).
1952Member, National Academy of Sciences.
February 24, 1993Death, Rehovot (Israel).
Occupation
Geophysicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Pekeris, Haaya Rievel
Mother.
Pekeris, Leah Kaplan
Wife.
Pekeris, Samuel
Father.
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), "The development and present status of the theory of the heat balance in the atmosphere."
Colleagues
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Columbia University.
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dunning, John R. (John Ray), 1907-1975
Both employed at Columbia University.
Foley, Henry Michael, 1917-1982
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Lamb, Willis E. (Willis Eugene), 1913-2008
Both employed at Columbia University.
Low, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1921-2007
Both employed at Columbia University.
Nierenberg, William Aaron, 1919-2000
Both employed at Columbia University.
Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958
Both employed at Columbia University.
Primakoff, H. (Henry), 1914-1983
Both employed at Columbia University.
Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988
Both employed at Columbia University.
Sachs, Allan M. (Allan Maxwell), 1921-1989
Both employed at Columbia University.
Slichter, Louis B. (Louis Byrne), 1896-1978
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Thomas, Llewellyn Hilleth, 1903-1992
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997
Both employed at Columbia University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Director, Mathematical Physics Group.
Columbia University. Division of War Research
Researcher, Hudson Laboratories.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Geology and Geophysics
Associate Geophysicist.
Weizmann Institute of Science
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Distinguished Institute Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Meteorology
Obtained BSc in Meteorology (1928) and ScD in Meteorology (1933).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Rockefeller Foundation
Fellow.
University of Cambridge
Visiting Fellow.
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Videotaped interviews for documentary, Reflections of Einstein,
Long Island University, Brooklyn Center
In Walter Glickman's possession
Brooklyn, N.Y.11201 USA
Published Resources
Subject
"Chaim Leib Pekeris: 1908-1993", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences