George Benedek
- Born: December 1, 1928 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1949: BS, Rensselaer Polytechic Institute
- 1952: MA, Harvard University
- 1953: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1953–1955: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Staff Member, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1955–1957: Harvard University, Research Fellow
- 1957–1958: Harvard University, Lecturer in Solid State Physics
- 1958–1979: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor to Professor in Physics
- 1979–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fred H. Caspary Professor of Physics and Biological Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1968–1991: Consulting Physicist, Retina Foundation
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1981: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1995: American Physical Society, Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
