Kaplan, Joseph A., 1902-1991
Variant namesKaplan was born in Tapolcza, Hungary on Sept. 8, 1902; arrived in Baltimore, MD in 1910; BS in chemistry (1924) and MA (1926) and Ph. D (1927) in physics, Johns Hopkins Univ.; National Research Council fellow at Princeton Univ. (1927-28); asst. professor (1928-35), assoc. professor (1935-40), then professor, UCLA; chairman, Dept. of Physics (1938-44); director, Institute of Geophysics (1946-47); research centered on diatomic molecule spectra; nitrogen, oxygen, and mixture afterglows; upper atmosphere chemical processes; member, National Academy of Science; served as chairman of the US National Committee for the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58; wrote Methods and results of upper atmosphere research (1954).
From the description of Papers, ca. 1940-1978. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38963196
Biography
Kaplan was born in Tapolcza, Hungary on September 8, 1902; arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1910; BS in chemistry (1924) and MA (1926) and Ph.D (1927) in physics, Johns Hopkins University; National Research Council fellow at Princeton University (1927-28); assistant professor (1928-35), associate professor (1935-40), then professor, UCLA; chairman, Department of Physics (1938-44); director, Institute of Geophysics (1946-47); research centered on diatomic molecule spectra; nitrogen, oxygen, and mixture afterglows; upper atmosphere chemical processes; member, National Academy of Science; served as chairman of the U.S. National Committee for the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58; wrote Methods and Results of Upper Atmosphere Research (1954).
From the guide to the Joseph Kaplan Papers, ca. 1940-1978, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| creatorOf | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. Records, 1943-1955. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
| referencedIn | Cohn, Franklin, 1906-1971. Franklin Cohn correspondence, 1955-1963. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| creatorOf | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. Records, 1943-1955. | American Institute of Physics | |
| creatorOf | Kaplan, Joseph, 1902-. Papers, ca. 1940-1978. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| referencedIn | Herbert Friedman Papers, 1940-2000 | American Philosophical Society | |
| creatorOf | Joseph Kaplan Papers, ca. 1940-1978 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. |
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| associatedWith | Cohn, Franklin, 1906-1971. | person |
| correspondedWith | Friedman, Herbert, 1916-2000 | person |
| associatedWith | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Physics | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1902
Death 1991
