Richard Tousey
- Born: May 18, 1908 (Somerville, Massachusetts)
- Died: April 15, 1997 (Cheverly, Maryland)
Education
- 1928: AB, Tufts University
- 1929: AM, Harvard University
- 1933: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1933–1936: Harvard University, Instructor in Physics
- 1936–1941: Tufts University, Resarch Instructor
- 1941–1978: United States Navy, Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory
Other Positions
- 1942–1945: United States Navy, Head, Instruments Section, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1945–1948: United States Navy, Head, Micron Waves Branch, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1958–1978: United States Navy, Head, Rocket Spectroscopy Branch, Naval Research Laboratory
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1978–1997: Consultant, Naval Research Laboratory, United States Navy
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, Washington, DC
Oral History Interviews
- 1981: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum Archives
Published Resources
William A. Baum, "Richard Tousey: 1908-1997", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
David DeVorkin, Science With a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II (New York: Springer, 1992)
