Willis Lamb Jr.
- Born: July 12, 1913 (Los Angeles, California)
- Died: May 15, 2008 (Tucson, Arizona)
Education
- 1934: BS, University of California (Chemistry)
- 1938: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1938–1943: Columbia University, Instructor in Physics
- 1943–1945: Columbia University, Associate in Physics
- 1945–1947: Columbia University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1947–1948: Columbia University, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1948–1952: Columbia University, Professor of Physics
- 1951–1956: Stanford University, Professor
- 1956–1962: Oxford University, Wykeham Professor and Fellow, New College
- 1962–1972: Yale University, Henry Ford II Professor of Physics
- 1972–1974: Yale University, Josiah Willard Gibbs Professor of Physics
- 1974–1989: University of Arizona, Professor of Physics and Optical Science
- 1989–2003: University of Arizona, Regents Professor
- 2003–2008: University of Arizona, Regents Professor Emeritus
- 2003–2008: University of Arizona, Regents Professor of Optical Science
Other Positions
- 1943–1945: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher, Columbia University Satellite
- 1945–1951: Columbia University, Researcher, Radiation Laboratory
- 1953–1954: Harvard University, Morris Loeb Lecturer
- 1960–1960: Kyoto University, Visiting Professor of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- 1960–1960: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, Visiting Professor
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1954: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1955: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 2000: National Medal of Science
Oral History Interviews
- 1985: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Leon Cohen, Marlan Scully, and Robert Scully, "Willis E. Lamb, Jr.: 1913-2008", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
