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Robert Marshak
American physicist (1916–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Eugene Marshak (October 11, 1916 – December 23, 1992) was an American physicist, educator, and eighth president of the City College of New York.
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Dr. Robert Eugene Marshak | |
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![]() Marshak in 1939 with a glass of radiosodium he has been drinking from during a radioactive tracer experiment | |
8th President of City College of New York | |
In office 1970–1979 | |
Preceded by | Buell G. Gallagher |
Succeeded by | Bernard W. Harleston |
President of the American Physical Society | |
In office 1983–1983 | |
Preceded by | Maurice Goldhaber |
Succeeded by | Mildred Dresselhaus |
Personal details | |
Born | October 11, 1916 |
Died | December 23, 1992 (1992-12-24) (aged 76) |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
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