Lee Alvin DuBridge
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Lee Alvin DuBridge was an American educator and physicist
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DuBridge was born in Terre Haute, Indiana
, and graduated from Cornell College
in 1922, and then began a teaching assignment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, from which he received an M.A. degree in 1924 and a Ph.D. in 1926. DuBridge continued his academic work at the California Institute of Technology
, Washington University and the University of Rochester. At Rochester, he began his long career as an academic administrator, serving as dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. On leave from Rochester between 1940 and 1946, he became the founding director of the Radiation Laboratory
at MIT. He also served as president of the California Institute of Technology between 1946 and 1969, which he gave up to become the first presidential Science Advisor of two administrations: under President Harry S. Truman
from 1953 to 1955, and under President Richard Nixon
from 1969 to 1970. He died of pneumonia
at a retirement home in Duarte, California
on 23 January 1994.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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DuBridge was born in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
, and graduated from Cornell College
Cornell College
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows...
in 1922, and then began a teaching assignment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, from which he received an M.A. degree in 1924 and a Ph.D. in 1926. DuBridge continued his academic work at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, Washington University and the University of Rochester. At Rochester, he began his long career as an academic administrator, serving as dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. On leave from Rochester between 1940 and 1946, he became the founding director of the Radiation Laboratory
Radiation Laboratory
The Radiation Laboratory, commonly called the Rad Lab, was located at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts and functioned from October 1940 until December 31, 1945...
at MIT. He also served as president of the California Institute of Technology between 1946 and 1969, which he gave up to become the first presidential Science Advisor of two administrations: under President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
from 1953 to 1955, and under President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
from 1969 to 1970. He died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at a retirement home in Duarte, California
Duarte, California
Duarte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,321, down from 21,486 at the 2000 census....
on 23 January 1994.
External links
- Memorial page for DuBridge at the National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. - Caltech oral history interview, Part I
- Caltech oral history interview, Part II
- 1959 film on Golden Key award, "The School Story"
- Key Participants: Lee DuBridge - It's in the Blood! A Documentary History of Linus Pauling, Hemoglobin, and Sickle Cell Anemia; Key Participants: Lee DuBridge - Linus Pauling and the International Peace Movement: A Documentary History
- Oral History interview transcript with Lee DuBridge 9 June 1972, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Oral History interview transcript with Lee DuBridge 14 February 1986, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- Oral History interview transcript with Lee DuBridge 6 March 1987, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives