Gregory Breit
- Born: July 14, 1899 (Nicholaev, Russia)
- Died: September 13, 1988 (Salem, Oregon)
Education
- 1918: AB, Johns Hopkins University
- 1920: AB, Johns Hopkins University
- 1921: PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1921–1922: University of Leiden, National Research Fellow
- 1922–1923: Harvard University, National Research Fellow
- 1923–1924: University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1924–1929: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mathematical Physicist, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
- 1929–1934: New York University, Professor of Physics
- 1934–1947: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor of Physics
- 1947–1958: Yale University, Professor of Physics
- 1958–1968: Yale University, Donner Professor of Physics
- 1968–1974: State University of New York, Buffalo, Distinguished Professor of Physics
- 1974–1988: State University of New York, Buffalo, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1928–1928: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Researcher
- 1929–1944: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Research Associate
- 1935–1936: Institute for Advanced Study, Visiting Member
- 1940–1941: United States Navy, Staff Member, Naval Ordnance Laboratory
- 1942–1942: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Coordinator, Fast-Neutron Project
- 1942–1943: Johns Hopkins University, Group Supervisor, Applied Physics Laboratory
- 1942–1944: National Defense Research Committee, Consultant, Executive Committee
- 1943–1945: United States Army, Head Physicist, Ballistics Research Laboratories, Abredeen Proving Ground
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1932–1935: Member-at-Large, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1938–1941: Member, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1940–1940: Member, Technical Subcommittee, Advisory Committee on Uranium
- 1941–1942: Member, Section on Uranium, Office of Scientific Research and Development
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1939: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1964: Franklin Medal
- 1967: National Medal of Science
- 1969: American Physical Society, Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
Archival Resources
Yale University Library, Manuscripts and Archives, New Haven, Connecticut
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
McAllister Hull, "Gregory Breit: 1899-1981", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
G. Stewart Gillmor, "The Big Story: Tuve, Breit, and Ionospheric Sounding, 1923-1928," in The Earth, the Heavens, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, ed. Gregory A. Good (Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union: 1994)
