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1913 – 1965
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Leaderman, Herbert
Biography
Abstract
Herbert Leaderman was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1955.
Important Dates
1913Birth, London (England).
1934Obtained B.Sc degree in Engineering, University of London, London (England).
1934Obtained B.A degree, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1936 – 1937Assistant to the Director, Aero Research Limited.
1937 – 1938Awarded Robert Blair Fellowship, London County Council, London (England).
1938Obtained S.M in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1938 – 1943Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1941Obtained Sc.D in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1943 – 1946Staff, MIT Radiation Lab, Cambridge (Mass.).
1946 – 1948Physicist, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co..
1947Instructor, University of Akron, Akron (Ohio).
1948 – 1965Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
1955Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.
1956 – 1957Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to teach at Gakushiun University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
1965Death.
Occupation
Polymer physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Rheology -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
de Forest, Alfred V.
Advisor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Institutions
Major Positions
Aero Research Limited
Assistant to the Director.
Firestone Research Development
Physicist.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SM degree in Mechanical Engineering (1938); Sc.D in Physics (1941); Research assistant; and Staff in the Radiation Lab.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Physicist.
University of Akron
Instructor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Fulbright Association
Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to teach at Gakushiun University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Recipient of 1955 Bingham Medal.
University of Cambridge
Obtained B.A (1934).
University of London
Obtained B.S in Engineering (1938).
Resources
Published Resources
Subject
Physics Today 18, 8, 82 (1965) obituary for Herbert Leaderman.