Education
B.S., 1948, Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Ph.D., 1955,
Physics, Columbia University.Professional
Academic
History
Chemical Engineer, General Electric Co., 1948-1950; Graduate Research
Assistant in Atomic Physics, Columbia University, 1950-1955; Instructor,
Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor in Physics Department, University
of Michigan, 1955-1963; Professor, SLAC, Stanford, 1963-present; Chair of the
High-Energy Physics Faculty, SLAC, Stanford, 1991-1997.Awards and Honors
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1995. Wolf Prize in Physics, 1982. Dr. Sc., University of
Chicago, 1990. Fellow, American Physical Society. Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Member, CERN Scientific Policy Committee, 1990 - 1993. Dr. Sc., Polytechnic
University, 1996.Research Areas
Experimental elementary particle physics: electron-positron annihilation physics, tau
lepton physics, searches for new elementary particles and phenomena, small liquid drop
technology and applications, interaction of science with government and society.
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