Bodansky, David.

David Bodansky was born in New York, NY, in 1924. He received a B.S., magna cum laude, in electronic physics from Harvard in 1943. After serving in the Army Signal Corps from 1943-1946, he went on to receive a M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from Harvard in 1948 and 1950 respectively. He taught at Columbia from 1950-1954. Bodansky joined the University of Washington Department of Physics faculty in 1954. He served as chairman of the department from 1976-1984 and retired in 1993. He chaired several committees at the UW, and served on many others. He was a member of the Faculty Senate in 1973-1974.

Bodansky's research interests included nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics, radon gas and the environmental effects and hazards of nuclear energy. He published three books, including Nuclear Energy: Principles, Practices and Prospects which is widely used as a textbook for courses on energy and the environment.

Outside of the UW, Bodansky was an active member of the American Physical Society. He was the chairmen of the American Physical Society Panel on Public Affairs from 1992-1996.

From the guide to the David Bodansky Papers, 1955-2001, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)