Broida, Herbert P.
Variant namesBroida was born in 1920; died 1978.
From the description of Autobiography. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80094936
Biography
Herbert P. Broida was born in Aurora, Colorado in 1920. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1944, and began graduate work at Harvard. During World War II he taught science at Wesleyan University to military students, then returned to Harvard, obtaining his Masters in 1945 and his Ph.D. in physics in 1949. In the 1950s he did extensive research and work for the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), and in 1963 he joined the physics faculty at UCSB. He was instrumental in the creation of the UCSB Quantum Institute and was director from 1973 to 1978. Broida was an active member of many scientific organizations. He died in Santa Barbara in 1978.
For more information see the Office of Public Information Biographical Files, UArch 11, and his obituary in the UC publication In Memoriam .
From the guide to the Herbert P. Broida Papers, 1957-1979, (University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections)
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| referencedIn | History of physics manuscript biography collection A-C, 1901-1989, [ca. 1960]-1989 (bulk). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Broida, Herbert P. Autobiography. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| creatorOf | Herbert P. Broida Papers, 1957-1979 | University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections. |
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