David Dennison
- Born: April 26, 1900 (Oberlin, Ohio)
- Died: April 3, 1976
Education
- 1921: AB, Swarthmore College
- 1924: PhD, University of Michigan (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1924–1926: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen, International Education Board Fellow
- 1926–1927: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Copenhagen, University of Zurich, and Cambridge University, International Education Board Fellow
- 1927–1928: University of Michigan, Instructor in Physics
- 1928–1930: University of Michigan, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1930–1935: University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1935–1966: University of Michigan, Professor of Physics
- 1966–1970: University of Michigan, Harrison M. Randall University Professor
- 1970–1976: University of Michigan, Professor Emeritus
Other Positions
- 1940–1940: California Institute of Technology, Guggenheim Fellow
- 1955–1965: University of Michigan, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1964: Available Online
Published Resources
H. Richard Crane, "David Mathias Dennison: 1900-1976", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
