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Archival as AuthorPublished as SubjectW. E. Spicer
Dates
September 7, 1929 – June 6, 2004
Authorized Form of Name
Spicer, W. E. (William E.)
Additional Forms of Names
Spicer, William E.
Biography
Abstract
William Spicer was Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering at Stanford University (1978-2004). Other institutional affiliations included Radio Corporation of America. His research interests included photoelectron spectroscopy, photocathodes, and photoemission.
Important Dates
September 7, 1929Birth, Baton Rouge (La.).
1949Obtained BS in Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg (Va.).
1951Obtained BS in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1953Obtained MS in Physics, University of Missouri, Columbia (Mo.).
1955Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Missouri, Columbia (Mo.).
1955 – 1962Research Physicist, RCA Research Laboratories, Radio Corporation of America, Princeton (N.J.).
1962 – 2004Assistant Professor to Professor of Electrical Engineering (1962-1978) and Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering (1978-2004), Stanford University, Stanford (Calif.).
1973 – 1975Deputy Director, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Project, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).
1980Awarded Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society.
June 6, 2004Death, London (England).
Occupation
Electrical engineer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Physics -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Advised by Spicer at Stanford University, "Photoemission studies of high temperature superconductors and related materials," and both employed at Stanford University.
Colleagues
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Pearson, Gerald L. (Gerald Leondus)
Both employed at Stanford University.
Both employed at Stanford University.
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982
Both employed at Stanford University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Radio Corporation of America
Research Physicist, RCA Research Laboratories.
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering
Assistant Professor to Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Engineering.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1980 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
College of William and Mary. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1949).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1951).
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Deputy Director, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Project.
University of Missouri--Columbia. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained MS (1953) and PhD (1955).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
William E. Spicer collection on William Shockley and eugenics, 1965-1970.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305, USA