H. Richard Crane
- Born: November 4, 1907 (Turlock, California)
- Died: April 19, 2007 (Chelsea, Michigan)
Education
- 1930: BS, California Institute of Technology
- 1934: PhD, California Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1934–1935: California Institute of Technology, Research Fellow in Physics
- 1935–1938: University of Michigan, Instructor and Research Physicist
- 1938–1946: University of Michigan, Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1946–1978: University of Michigan, Professor of Physics
- 1978–2007: University of Michigan, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1940–1941: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher
- 1941–1942: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Researcher, Proximity Fuse Project
- 1942–1945: University of Michigan, Director, Proximity Fuse Project Satellite
- 1957–1960: Midwestern Universities Research Association, President
- 1965–1965: American Association of Physics Teachers, President
- 1965–1972: University of Michigan, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1964–1975: Member, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
- 1969–1972: Member, Standing Committee, Controlled Thermonulcear Research, United States Atomic Energy Commission
- 1971–1975: Chair, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1967: American Physical Society, Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
- 1986: National Medal of Science
Archival Resources
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1973: Available Online
- 1974: Available Online
- 1990: Available Online
Published Resources
Jens C. Zorn, "H. Richard Crane: 1907-2007", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
H. Richard Crane, "How We Happened to Measure g-2: A Tale of Serendipity," Physics in Perspective 2 (2000): 135-140
Charles H. Holbrow, "Dick Crane's California Days," Physics in Perspective 13 (2011): 36-57
