Léon Brillouin
- Born: August 7, 1889 (Sevres, Frances)
- Died: October 4, 1969 (New York, New York)
Education
- 1921: PhD, University of Paris (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1921–1931: École Supérieure d’Electricité, Lecturer in Radio Engineering
- 1928–1932: University of Paris, Professor of Physics
- 1932–1939: Collège de France, Professor of Physics
- 1939–1940: French National Broadcasting System, General Director
- 1941–1942: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Visiting Professor of Physics
- 1942–1943: Brown University, Professor of Physics
- 1943–1945: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Research Scientist, Applied Mathematics Group (Columbia), Applied Mathematics Panel
- 1946–1949: Harvard University, Professor of Physics
- 1949–1952: IBM, Director of Electronic Education
- 1952–1954: IBM, Director of Research, Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory
- 1954–1969: Columbia University, Adjunct Professor of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives, College Park, Maryland
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1962: Available Online
Published Resources
L. Hilleth Thomas, "Leon N. Brillouin: 1899-1969", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
