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'''Homer Dupre Hagstrum''' (March 11, 1915 |
'''Homer Dupre Hagstrum''' (March 11, 1915 – September 7, 1994) was an American physicist who specialized in [[surface physics]].<ref name="NAP">[http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10830&page=47 National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs, V.83, Homer Dupre Hagstrum]</ref><ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11507010.html|title=Homer D. Hagstrum|publisher=American Institute of Physics|access-date=24 September 2020}} </ref> |
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<ref name="AIP">[http://www.aip.org/history/acap/biographies/bio.jsp?hagstrumh Array of Contemporary American Physicists:Homer Hagstrum]</ref> |
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Hagstrum was a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]],<ref name="NAP"/><ref name="AIP"/> the chairman of Division of Electron and Atomic Physics of [[American Physical Society]],<ref name="AIP"/> Head of Surface Physics Research at [[Bell Labs]].<ref name="AIP"/> |
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Born in St Paul, Minnesota he gained a BA degree in 1936, an MS in 1939 and a PhD in physics in 1940 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He then worked for [[Bell Labs]], Murray Hill, New Jersey, where he was a research physicist from 1940 to 1954, head of Surface Physics Research from 1954 to 1978 and Research Physicist in Surface Physics from 1978 to 1985. <ref name=AIP/> After 1946 Homer specialized in surface physics which was an unknown sub-field of physics at that time. He developed a metal multipurpose vacuum chamber in 1961 that is a model for many surface physics scientists today. |
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He was a recipient of [[Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics|Davisson Germer Prize]]<ref name="AIP"/> and [[Medard W. Welch Award]].<ref name="NAP"/> |
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The [[National Academies Press]] called Hagstrum "a pioneer who created many ideas and techniques of modern [[surface physics]]".<ref name="NAP"/> |
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In 1942 he and John R Pearce traveled to England to meet with British scientists working on RADAR. During this meeting Pearce (who wrote Science fiction stories) arranged a meeting with H. G. Wells, an internationally known science fiction writer. Pearce and Hagstrum also met with Rudy Kompfner during this trip. |
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Hagstrum was elected a [[Fellow of the American Physical Society]] in 1949 <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=H&year=1987&unit_id=&institution=|title=APS Fellow Archive|publisher=APS|access-date=24 September 2020}} </ref> and a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] in 1976.<ref name="NAP"/><ref name="AIP"/> He was chairman of Division of Electron and Atomic Physics of the [[American Physical Society]] in 1957,<ref name="AIP"/> |
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He was a recipient of the [[Medard W. Welch Award]] in 1974 and the [[Davisson–Germer Prize]] in 1975.<ref name="AIP"/><!-- several scientists that Hagstrum hired also won this award: D. E. Aspnes, M. J. Cardillo] --> |
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 19 January 2024
Homer Dupre Hagstrum (March 11, 1915 – September 7, 1994) was an American physicist who specialized in surface physics.[1][2]
Born in St Paul, Minnesota he gained a BA degree in 1936, an MS in 1939 and a PhD in physics in 1940 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He then worked for Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, where he was a research physicist from 1940 to 1954, head of Surface Physics Research from 1954 to 1978 and Research Physicist in Surface Physics from 1978 to 1985. [2] After 1946 Homer specialized in surface physics which was an unknown sub-field of physics at that time. He developed a metal multipurpose vacuum chamber in 1961 that is a model for many surface physics scientists today.
In 1942 he and John R Pearce traveled to England to meet with British scientists working on RADAR. During this meeting Pearce (who wrote Science fiction stories) arranged a meeting with H. G. Wells, an internationally known science fiction writer. Pearce and Hagstrum also met with Rudy Kompfner during this trip.
Hagstrum was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1949 [3] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1976.[1][2] He was chairman of Division of Electron and Atomic Physics of the American Physical Society in 1957,[2]
He was a recipient of the Medard W. Welch Award in 1974 and the Davisson–Germer Prize in 1975.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs, V.83, Homer Dupre Hagstrum
- ^ a b c d e "Homer D. Hagstrum". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 24 September 2020.