Melvin Gottlieb

Portrait of Melvin Gottlieb. From Princeton University description with the photo:Dr. Gottlieb came to Princeton University in 1954 as a Research Associate and head of the Experimental Division of Project Matterhorn, now known as the Plasma Physics Laboratory.A native of Illinois, he earned a B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1940 and served on the faculty until the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development sent him to Harvard to conduct research on radar countermeasures. After World War II, he returned to Chicago and completed work for his Ph.D. while an instructor in the physical sciences department. His appointment as Assistant Professor of Physics at Iowa State was made in 1950.At Princeton, he succeeded Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. as Director of PPPL, a position Dr. Gottlieb has held since 1961. The professor of Astrophysical Sciences is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi and is a founder and former first chairman of the Plasma Physics Division of The American Physical Society.The author of several papers and articles on cosmic rays and plasma physics, Professor Gottlieb is a recipient of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Senior Foreign Fellowship in Science., Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Abstract/Description: Portrait of Melvin Gottlieb. From Princeton University description with the photo:Dr. Gottlieb came to Princeton University in 1954 as a Research Associate and head of the Experimental Division of Project Matterhorn, now known as the Plasma Physics Laboratory.A native of Illinois, he earned a B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1940 and served on the faculty until the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development sent him to Harvard to conduct research on radar countermeasures. After World War II, he returned to Chicago and completed work for his Ph.D. while an instructor in the physical sciences department. His appointment as Assistant Professor of Physics at Iowa State was made in 1950.At Princeton, he succeeded Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. as Director of PPPL, a position Dr. Gottlieb has held since 1961. The professor of Astrophysical Sciences is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi and is a founder and former first chairman of the Plasma Physics Division of The American Physical Society.The author of several papers and articles on cosmic rays and plasma physics, Professor Gottlieb is a recipient of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Senior Foreign Fellowship in Science.
Subject(s): Eyeglasses
Portraits
Gottlieb, Melvin
Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Catalog ID: Gottlieb Melvin B1
Title: Melvin Gottlieb.
Type of Resource: still image
Extent: 1 photographic print (black and white; 8 x 10 inches)
Abstract/Description: Portrait of Melvin Gottlieb. From Princeton University description with the photo:Dr. Gottlieb came to Princeton University in 1954 as a Research Associate and head of the Experimental Division of Project Matterhorn, now known as the Plasma Physics Laboratory.A native of Illinois, he earned a B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1940 and served on the faculty until the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development sent him to Harvard to conduct research on radar countermeasures. After World War II, he returned to Chicago and completed work for his Ph.D. while an instructor in the physical sciences department. His appointment as Assistant Professor of Physics at Iowa State was made in 1950.At Princeton, he succeeded Dr. Lyman Spitzer, Jr. as Director of PPPL, a position Dr. Gottlieb has held since 1961. The professor of Astrophysical Sciences is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi and is a founder and former first chairman of the Plasma Physics Division of The American Physical Society.The author of several papers and articles on cosmic rays and plasma physics, Professor Gottlieb is a recipient of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Senior Foreign Fellowship in Science.
Identifier(s): Gottlieb Melvin B1 (Catalog ID)
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Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Subject(s): Eyeglasses
Portraits
Gottlieb, Melvin
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