Furth, H. P. (original) (raw)
Dates
January 13, 1930 – February 21, 2002
Authorized Form of Name
Furth, H. P.
Additional Forms of Names
Furth, Harold
Furth, Harold Paul
Biography
Abstract
Harold Paul Furth was Director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University and Professor of Astrophysical Sciences (1967-2002). Other institutional affiliations included Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research interests included nuclear fusion and magnetic fields.
Important Dates
January 13, 1930Birth, Vienna (Austria).
1951Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1956 – 1967Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore (Calif.).
1956 – 1967Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (Calif.).
1960Obtained PhD in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1967 – 1978Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton (N.J.).
1967 – 2002Co-Head, Experimental Division (1967-1978); Associate Director and Head, Research Department (1978-1980); and Director (1981-1990), Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton (N.J.).
1976Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1983Awarded James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society.
February 21, 2002Death, Philadelphia (Pa.).
Occupation
Plasma physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Harteck, Paul, 1902-
Uncle. Codiscoverer of the deuterium-deuterium fusion reaction.
Advisors & Collaborators
Advised by Furth at Princeton University and both employed at Princeton University.
Colleagues
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Dawson, J. M. (John Myrick), 1930-
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University.
Greene, J. M. (John M.), 1928-
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Kruskal, Martin D. (Martin David), 1925-2006
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University.
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
McMillan, Edwin M. (Edwin Mattison), 1907-
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Poskanzer, A. M. (Arthur M.), 1931-
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Stephens, F. S. (Frank Samuel)
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Taylor, Richard Edward, 1929-2018
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Additional
Bromberg, Joan Lisa
Heppenheimer, T. A., 1947-
Institutions
Major Positions
Physicist (Berkeley and Livermore campus).
Princeton University. Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Professor.
Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory
Co-Head, Experimental Division; Associate Director and Head, Research Department; and Director.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1983 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1951) and PhD in Physics (1960).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory records, 1958-2007.
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Princeton University
1 Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Special session on cold fusion, I, II [videorecording]
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Thomas A. Heppenheimer interviews, 1982-1983.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA