Jesse Beams
- Born: December 25, 1898 (Belle Plaine, Kansas)
- Died: July 23, 1977 (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Education
- 1921: BA, Fairmont College (Physics)
- 1922: MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- 1925: PhD, University of Virginia (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1922–1923: Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Instructor in Physics and Mathematics
- 1925–1926: University of Virginia, NRC Fellow in Physics
- 1926–1927: Yale University, NRC Fellow in Physics
- 1927–1928: Yale University, Instructor in Physics
- 1928–1953: University of Virginia, Associate Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1929–1953: University of Virginia, Professor of Physics
- 1953–1969: University of Virginia, Francis H. Smith Professor of Physics
- 1969–1977: University of Virginia, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1941–1944: University of Virginia, Researcher, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1948–1962: University of Virginia, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1958–1958: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1940–1941: Member, Committee on Uranium, National Defense Research Committee
- 1941–1942: Member, Section on Uranium, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1942–1960: Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Ballistics Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, United States Army
- 1948–1954: Member, Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
- 1948–1969: Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Institute for Scientific Research
- 1951–1955: Member, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1952–1954: Member, Physics Division, National Science Foundation
- 1954–1960: Member, General Advisory Committee, United States Atomic Energy Committee
- 1960–1970: Member, Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Virginia, Alderman Library, Special Collections, Charlottesville, Virginia
Published Resources
Walter Gordy, "Jesse Wakefield Beams: 1898-1977", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Carlos D. Galles, "La Polémica Gaviola versus Beams-Lawrence," Saber y Tiempo: Revista de Historia de la Ciencia 2 (1998): 51-64
