Lee Alvin DuBridge
American physicist (1901–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lee Alvin DuBridge (21 September 1901 – 23 January 1994) was an American educator and physicist, best known as president of the California Institute of Technology from 1946–1969.[1]
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Lee DuBridge | |
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Director of the Office of Science and Technology | |
In office January 20, 1969 – August 31, 1970 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Donald Hornig |
Succeeded by | Ed David |
Chairman of the President's Science Advisory Committee | |
In office 1952–1956 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Oliver Buckley |
Succeeded by | Isidor Rabi |
2nd President of the California Institute of Technology | |
In office 1946–1969 | |
Preceded by | Robert Millikan |
Succeeded by | Harold Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | (1901-09-21)September 21, 1901 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | January 23, 1994(1994-01-23) (aged 92) Duarte, California, U.S. |
Education | |
Awards | Vannevar Bush Award (1982) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Variations in the photo-electric sensitivity of platinum (1926) |
Doctoral advisor | Charles Mendenhall |
Doctoral students | |
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