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Archival as AuthorPublished as SubjectLarry Spruch
Dates
January 1, 1923 – August 10, 2006
Authorized Form of Name
Spruch, Larry
Biography
Abstract
Larry Spruch was Professor Emeritus of Physics at New York University (1994-2006). His research interests included nuclear theory, atomic structure, scattering, reaction theory, a quantum electrodynamics (QED) approach to longrange atomic forces, and astrophysics.
Important Dates
January 1, 1923Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1943Obtained BA in Physics, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).
1948Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.).
1948 – 1950Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1950 – 2006Assistant Professor of Physics (1950-1955); Associate Professor of Physics (1955-1961); Professor of Physics (1961-1994); and Emeritus Professor of Physics (1994-2006), New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1959 – 1966Consultant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
1963 – 1964National Science Foundation (NSF) Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, University College London.
1968Fellow, American Physical Society.
1969Visitor, Institute for Astrophysics, Paris (Institut d’astrophysique (Paris, France)).
1977 – 1978Associate, Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University.
1979Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1981 – 1982Member, Institute for Advanced Study.
1992Awarded Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society.
1992 – 1994Member, Panel on Public Affairs, American Physical Society.
August 10, 2006Death.
Occupation
Theoretical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Schiff, Leonard I. (Leonard Isaac), 1915-1971
Ph.D. advisor at University of Pennsylvania on quantum theory.
Colleagues
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Jackson, John David, 1925-2016
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Livingston, M. Stanley (Milton Stanley)
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Morse, Philip M. (Philip McCord), 1903-1985
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at New York University.
Slater, John C. (John Clarke), 1900-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at New York University.
Van de Graaf, Robert Jemison, 1901-1967
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach, 1905-1986
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at New York University.
Institutions
Major Positions
Harvard College Observatory
Associate.
Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)
Member.
New York University. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Professor; and Emeritus Professor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Member, Panel on Public Affairs; Fellow; and received 1992 Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics.
Brooklyn College. Department of Physics
Obtained BA (1943).
Institut d'astrophysique (Paris, France)
Visitor.
Consultant (Livermore campus).
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Consultant.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Postdoctoral Fellow.
University College, London. Department of Physics
National Science Foundation (NSF) Senior Postdoctoral Fellow.
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained PhD (1948).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Ben Bederson interview of Larry Spruch, Sidney Borowitz and Ed Gerjuoy [videorecording], 26 July 2004.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Larry Spruch papers, 1943-2005 (bulk 1950-2002).
Archives. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
New York University
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, USA