Samuel Allison
- Born: November 13, 1900 (Chicago, Illinois)
- Died: September 16, 1965 (Oxford, England, United Kingdom)
Education
- 1921: BS, University of Chicago
- 1923: PhD, University of Chicago (Chemistry)
Major Positions
- 1923–1925: Harvard University, National Research Fellow
- 1925–1926: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Research Fellow
- 1926–1928: University of California, Berkeley, Instructor in Physics
- 1928–1929: University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1929–1942: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1942–1959: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 1959–1965: University of Chicago, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1940–1941: National Defense Research Committee, Consultant
- 1941–1942: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Member, S-1 Uranium Committee
- 1942–1942: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Experimental Chief
- 1942–1942: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Leader, Chemical Group
- 1943–1944: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Director
- 1944–1946: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Chair, Technical and Scheduling Committee
- 1946–1957: University of Chicago, Director, Institute for Nuclear Studies
- 1963–1965: University of Chicago, Director, Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1941–1942: Member, Section on Uranium, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1960–1963: Chair, Physics Section, National Research Council
- 1962–1965: Chair, Committee on Nuclear Science, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Chicago Library, Chicago, Illinois
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Roger H. Hildebrand, "Samuel King Allison: 1900-1965", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
