Paul Foote
- Born: March 27, 1888 (Andover, Ohio)
- Died: August 2, 1971 (Washington, DC)
Education
- 1909: AB, Western Reserve University
- 1911: AM, University of Nebraska
- 1917: PhD, University of Minnesota (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1911–1913: National Bureau of Standards, Laboratory Assistant
- 1913–1916: National Bureau of Standards, Assistant Physicist
- 1916–1917: Fisher Scientific Company, Assistant Manager
- 1917–1919: National Bureau of Standards, Associate Physicist
- 1919–1927: National Bureau of Standards, Physicist
- 1927–1929: Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Senior Gulf Fellow
- 1929–1933: Gulf Oil Corporation, Researcher, Gulf Production Company
- 1933–1953: Gulf Oil Corporation, Executive Vice-President and Director of Research, Gulf Research and Development Company
- 1945–1953: Gulf Oil Corporation, Vice President, Gulf Refining Company
- 1957–1958: United States Department of Defense, Assistant Secretary (Research and Engineering)
Other Positions
- 1921–1932: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Editor
- 1922–1932: Review of Scientific Instruments, Editor
- 1933–1933: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1958–1961: Consultant, Ordnance Department, United States Army
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Allen V. Astin, "Paul Darwin Foote: 1888-1971", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
