Benjamin Lax
- Born: December 29, 1915 (Miskolz, Austria-Hungary)
Education
- 1941: BS, Cooper Union (Mechanical Engineering)
- 1949: PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1946–1951: United States Air Force, Researcher, Cambridge Research Center
- 1951–1953: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Researcher, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1953–1955: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Ferrites Group, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1955–1957: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Solid State Group, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1957–1958: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Head, Communications Division, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1958–1964: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Head, Solid State Division, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1964–1965: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Director, Lincoln Laboratory
- 1965–1986: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Physics
- 1986–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Other Positions
- 1944–1946: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher
- 1960–1981: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director, Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory
- 1981–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director Emeritus and Physicist, Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1963–1967: Member, Council, American Physical Society
- 1964–1981: Member, IEEE-APS-OSA Joint Council on Quantum Electronics
- 1966–1968: Chair, IEEE-APS-OSA Joint Council on Quantum Electronics
- 1970–1981: Member, Solid State Science Panel, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1960: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 1969: National Academy of Sciences, Member
Archival Resources
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oral History Interviews
- 1986: Available Online
- 1991: Available Online
