Gerson, N. C.

Research physicist. Full name: Nathaniel Charles Gerson; born 1915.

From the description of N.C. Gerson papers, 1928-1998 (bulk 1950-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984065

Research physicist. Secretary of the U. S. National Committee of the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.

From the description of Oral history interview with Nathaniel C. Gerson, 2001 April 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354818

Biographical Note

• 1915, Oct. 15: Born, Boston, Mass.
• 1938 - 1946 : Technical Investigations Section, United States Weather Bureau
• 1944: B.S., physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, P.R.
• 1945: Married Sareen R. Epstein
• 1946 - 1948 : Assistant, LF Loran Evaluation, Watson Laboratories, United States Army Air Force, Ft. Monmouth, N.J.
• 1948: M.S., physics, New York University, New York, N.Y.
• 1948 - 1951 : Chairman, Tropospheric Propagation Committee, United States Air Force Member, Ionospheric Propagation Committee, United States Air Force
• 1948 - 1955 : Chief, Ionospheric Physics Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Center, United States Air Force, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1949 - 1952 : Member, United States Civil Service Commission
• 1952: Member, United States Air Force Committee to evaluate Alaskan Radar Defenses
• 1953 - 1955 : Chairman, first two Antarctic committees, United States National Committee for the International Geophysical Year
• 1953 - 1957 : Secretary, National Committee for the International Geophysical Year Secretary, Executive Committee, National Committee for the International Geophysical Year
• 1954 - 1955 : Assigned by American Geophysical Union to negotiate with Merle Tuve for transfer of Journal of Geophysical Research from the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., to American Geophysical Union
• 1954 - 1958 : Member, Ionospheric Panel, National Committee for the International Geophysical Year Member, Rocket and Space Panel, National Committee for the International Geophysical Year
• 1955 - 1958 : Vice-chairman, Arctic Committee, National Committee for the International Geophysical Year Chairman, Advertising Committee, American Geophysical Union
• 1956: Consultant, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. Consultant, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
• 1956 - 2001 : Senior scientist, National Security Agency
• 1959 - 1960 : Consultant, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.
• 1960 - 1965 : Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington, D.C.
• 1965 - 1968 : Staff scientist, Mitre Corp., Bedford, Mass.
• 1966 - 1969 : Consultant, Syracuse University Research Corp., Syracuse, N.Y.
• 1968 - 1970 : Staff scientist, Syracuse University Research Corp., Syracuse, N.Y. Consultant, Mitre Corp., Bedford, Mass.
• 2002, Jan. 11: Died, Millersville, Md.

From the guide to the N. C. Gerson Papers, 1928-1998, (bulk 1950-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)