Eckart, Carl, 1902-1973

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Physicist and oceanographer (quantum mechanics, atomic physics, underwater acoustics, geophysical hydrodynamics); professor of geophysics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD); first director of the UCSD Marine Physical Laboratory; director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1948-1950). Died 1973.

From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306129

Physicist, oceanographer, and educator. Died 1973.

From the description of Papers of Carl Eckart, 1921-1973 (bulk 1935-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070710

Died in 1973.

From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Henry Eckart, 1962 May 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82445524

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  • 1902, May 4: Born, St. Louis, Mo.
  • 1923 - 1925 : Ph.D. in physics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
  • 1926: Married Edith Louise Frazee (divorced 1948)
  • 1927 - 1928 : Studied in Berlin, Germany, as a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow
  • 1928 - 1946 : Professor of physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1934 - 1935 : Sabbatical to attend Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (also in 1952-1953 and 1960-1961)
  • 1942 - 1946 : Assistant (and eventually director), War Research Division, University of California, San Diego, Calif.
  • 1946 - 1952 : Director, Marine Physical Laboratory, University of California, San Diego, Calif.
  • 1946 - 1971 : Professor of geophysics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, Calif.
  • 1952: Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1958: Married Klara Dan Von Neumann (died 1963)
  • 1960: Hydrodynamics of Oceans and Atmospheres (Oxford: Pergamon Press. 290 pp.)
  • 1965 - 1967 : Vice-chancellor for academic affairs, University of California, San Diego, Calif.
  • 1966: Awarded Alexander Agassiz Medal by National Academy of Sciences for contributions to oceanography
  • 1972: Awarded William Bowie Medal by American Geophysical Union for outstanding contributions to fundamental geophysics
  • 1973, Oct. 23: Died, La Jolla, Calif.

From the guide to the Carl Eckart Papers, 1921-1973, (bulk 1935-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf Brown, John C. Photographs, September 1964. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Eckart, Carl, 1902-1973. Papers, 1908-1974 bulk, 1948-1973. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn John Von Neumann Papers, 1912-1996, (bulk 1935-1957) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Shankland, Robert S., 1908-. Oral history interview with Robert S. Shankland, 1974 August 20 and 21. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Archive for the History of Quantum Physics, 1898-1950 (bulk), 1898-1950 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Froman, Darol Kenneth, 1906-. Oral history interview with Darol Kenneth Froman, 1976 June 7. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Eckart, Carl, 1902-1973. Oral history interview with Carl Henry Eckart, 1962 May 31. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scripps Institution of Oceanography biographical files, 1903-1981. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Shapiro, Maurice M. (Maurice Mandel), 1915-. Oral history interview with Maurice Mandel Shapiro, 1978 May 30. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. Records, 1943-1955. American Institute of Physics
creatorOf McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962. Robert R. McMath papers, 1916-1912. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Epstein, Paul Sophus, 1883-1966. Oral history interview with Paul Sophus Epstein, 1962 May 25 to 2 June. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962. Robert R. McMath papers, 1916-1962. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Carl Eckart Papers, 1921-1973, (bulk 1935-1970) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Office of the Director. Records of the Director, 1943-1955. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Eckart, Carl, 1902-1973. Papers. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Munk, Walter H. (Walter Heinrich), 1917-. Oral history interview with Walter Heinrich Munk, 1997-1998. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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Atomic bomb
Atomic theory
Universities and colleges
Universities and colleges
Universities and colleges
Geophysics
Marine sciences
Nuclear physics
Oceanography
Oceanography
Oceanography
Physics
Physics
Quantum theory
Science
Science
Submarine warfare
Thermodynamics
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Educators
Oceanographers
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Birth 1902-05-04

Death 1973-10-23

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