Zener, Clarence, 1905-
Variant namesPhysics professor at Carnegie Mellon University (1968-1993). Received A.B. from Stanford University and Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University (1929). Before teaching at CMU, he instructed at Washington University (1935-1937), City College, New York (1937-1940), Washington State College (1940-1942), University of Chicago (1945-1951), and Texas A&M University (1966-1968) where he served as Dean of the College of Science. Zener also served as associate director and later director of Westinghouse Electric Corporation Labs (1951-1965). Awards include: Bingham Award (1957); Wetherill Medallion of the Franklin Institution (1959); Albert Souvenur Achievement Social Medal (1965) and Gold Medal (1974); and the Von Hippel Award (1982). Zener held memberships in the National Academy of Science and the Fellow American Physical Society. Research include the development of the Zener Diode, a voltage regulator, and ocean thermal energy conversion.
From the description of Papers, 1876-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77663342
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associatedWith | Abraham, Max, 1875-1922 |
associatedWith | Amaldi, Edoardo, 1908-1989 |
associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. |
associatedWith | American Physical Society and American Philosophical Society. |
associatedWith | American Physical Society. |
associatedWith | American Physical Society. Division of Solid State Physics. |
associatedWith | Andrade, E. N. da C., (Edward Neville da Costa), 1887-1971 |
associatedWith | Back, Ernst, 1881-1959 |
associatedWith | Bauer, Edmond, 1880-1963 |
associatedWith | Becquerel, Jean, 1878-1953 |
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Birth 1905-12-01
Death 1993-07-15
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