Norman Bruce Hannay
Norman Bruce Hannay (born February 9, 1921 in Mount Vernon , Washington , † June 2, 1996 in Bremerton , Washington) was a chemist at Bell Laboratories .
Hannay acquired in 1942 a bachelor at Swarthmore College , in 1943 a master . In 1944 he was at Princeton University at Charles Phelps Smyth with the work Resonance in Unsaturated organic vapors from dipole moments doctorate , where he was briefly a lecturer in physics and in the Manhattan Project was involved. From 1942 he worked as a research chemist at Bell Telephone Laboratories , where in 1954 he became head of semiconductor research. In 1955 he became head of the department for physical chemistry , in 1960 director of chemical research there, in 1967 director of research in materials science and engineering and in 1973 vice president for research and patents. In 1982 Hannay retired.
N. Bruce Hannay contributed significantly to the modern understanding of solid state physics and chemistry . His publications dealt with mass spectroscopy , molecular structures , semiconductors , superconductors and solid-state chemistry . His group led to the development of silicon - transistor .
In 1975 Hannay was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1976 he received the Acheson Medal of the Electrochemical Society , of which he was President 1973/74. In 1977 he became a member of the National Academy of Sciences . In 1982 he received the IRI Medal of the Industrial Research Institute , of which he was President 1974/75, in 1983 the Perkin Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry and in 1986 the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal . Hannay received honorary doctorates from Tel Aviv University (1978), Swarthmore College (1981) and the Polytechnic Institute of New York (1983).
Hannay died of pneumonia . He was married and had two children.
Web links
- N. Bruce Hannay - Interview, Conducted by James J. Bohning. at the Chemical Heritage Foundation (chemheritage.org).
- Bruce Hannay, Bell Executive, 75th obituary in the New York Times, June 16, 1996.
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of N. Bruce Hannay at academictree.org, accessed on February 8, 2018.
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter H. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ^ Norman B. Hannay - ECS. In: electrochem.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ↑ N. Hannay. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ^ Medal - IRI. In: iriweb.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ^ Perkin Medal. In: soci.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
- ^ American Institute of Chemists - Gold Medal Awards. In: theaic.org. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hannay, Norman Bruce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hannay, Norman; Hannay, Bruce; Hannay, N. Bruce; Hannay, Norman B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Vernon , Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1996 |
| Place of death | Bremerton , Washington |