Autobiography, 1965.

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Autobiography, 1965.

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The manuscript discusses Overbeck's childhood education; his undergraduate and Master's work at Indiana University and Ph.D. work at Northwestern University, all of which were interrupted from time to time for teaching posts which financed his education; his teaching and research at Northwestern University, and visiting professorships at Stanford University, the University of Ghana, and the University of the West Indies; lectureships at Brigham Young University and Mississippi State University; Visiting Scientist posts at Randolph Macon College, College of Idaho, and Northwest Nazarene College; his publications; work with the American Association of Physics Teachers, American Institute of Physics, and American Physical Society; committee work; and some brief reflections.

12 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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