John Tate
- Born: July 28, 1889 (Lenox, Iowa)
- Died: May 25, 1950 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Education
- 1910: BS, University of Nebraska
- 1912: MA, University of Nebraska
- 1914: PhD, University of Berlin (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1914–1915: University of Nebraska, Instructor in Physics
- 1915–1916: University of Nebraska, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1916–1917: University of Minnesota, Instructor in Physics
- 1917–1918: University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1919–1921: University of Minnesota, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1921–1937: University of Minnesota, Professor of Physics
- 1937–1943: University of Minnesota, Dean, College of Science Literature and Art
- 1943–1950: University of Minnesota, Research Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1926–1950: Physical Review, Managing Editor
- 1939–1939: American Physical Society, President
- 1941–1945: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Chief, Division 6 (Undersea Warfare), National Defense Research Committee
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1935–1950: Member, Advisory Council on Applied Physics, American Institute of Physics
- 1936–1940: Chair, Governing Board, American Institute of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Alfred O. C. Nier and John H. Van Vleck, "John Torrence Tate: 1889-1950", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
