Waterman, Alan Tower, 1892-1967

Physicist and science administrator.

From the description of Alan Tower Waterman papers, 1917-1967 (bulk 1940-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980271

Biographical Note

• 1892, June 4: Born, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.
• 1913: A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1914: M.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1916: Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1916 - 1917 : Instructor of physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1917: Married Mary Mallon
• 1917 - 1919 : Lieutenant, Meteorological Section, U.S. Army Signal Corps
• 1919 - 1923 : Instructor of physics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1923 - 1930 : Assistant professor of physics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1931 - 1942 : Associate professor of physics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1933 - 1942 : Chief reader, College Entrance Examination Board
• 1935 - 1942 : Member, editorial board, American Journal of Science
• 1942 - 1943 : Vice chairman, Division D, National Defense Research Committee
• 1943 - 1946 : Deputy chief (1943-1945) and chief (1945-1946), Office of Field Services, Office of Scientific Research and Development
• 1946 - 1951 : Deputy chief and chief scientist, Office of Naval Research
• 1948: Awarded Presidential Medal for Merit
• 1951 - 1963 : Director, National Science Foundation
• 1963: Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
• 1963 - 1967 : Consultant, National Academy of Sciences
• 1967, Nov. 31: Died, Bethesda, Md.

From the guide to the Alan Tower Waterman Papers, 1917-1967, (bulk 1940-1963), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)