Kraushaar, William L. (original) (raw)
Dates
April 1, 1920 – March 21, 2008
Authorized Form of Name
Kraushaar, William L.
Additional Forms of Names
Kraushaar, William Lester, 1920-2008
Biography
Abstract
William L. Kraushaar was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1985-2008). Other institutional affiliations included the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research interests included high-energy astronomy and gamma-rays.
Important Dates
April 1, 1920Birth, Newark (N.J.).
1942Obtained BS, Lafayette College, Easton (Northampton County, Pa.).
1942 – 1945Physicist, National Bureau of Standards.
1949Obtained PhD in Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1949 – 1965Research Associate (1949-1951) and Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1951-1965), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1965 – 2008Professor of Physics (1965-1980); Chair, Department of Physics (1975-1977); Max Mason Professor of Physics (1980-1985); and Professor Emeritus of Physics (1985-2008), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison (Wis.).
1973Member, National Academy of Sciences.
March 21, 2008Death, Gorham (Me.).
Occupation
Astrophysicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Easton (Northampton County, Pa.)
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Kraushaar, Andy, 1953-
Son.
Kraushaar, Elizabeth DeMoss Rodgers
Second wife. Married 1982.
Kraushaar, Helen Osterhoudt
Mother.
Kraushaar, Jack J.
Brother.
Kraushaar, Lester A.
Father.
Kraushaar, Margaret Freidinger, 1922-
First wife. Married 1942.
Kraushaar, Mark
Son.
Kraushaar, Sunna
Daughter.
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at Cornell University, "Cosmic Ray Mesons Near Sea Level."
Helmken, Henry F.
Advised by Kraushaar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Galactic Gamma Radiation."
Colleagues
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Barschall, H. H. (Henry Herman), 1915-1997
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Benedek, George Bernard, 1928-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Buechner, William W. (William Weber), 1914-1985
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Condon, Edward Uhler, 1902-1974
Both employed at the National Bureau of Standards.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Drell, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1926-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Frank, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Herman), 1903-1984
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Friedman, Jerome I. (Jerome Isaac), 1930-
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Herb, R. G. (Raymond George), 1908-1996
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Jackson, John David, 1925-2016
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Kendall, Henry W. (Henry Way), 1926-1999
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Kerst, Donald William, 1911-1993
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Keyes, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1885-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Keyes, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1885-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Livingston, M. Stanley (Milton Stanley)
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Low, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1921-2007
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Morse, Philip M. (Philip McCord), 1903-1985
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Slater, John C. (John Clarke), 1900-1976
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Van de Graaf, Robert Jemison, 1901-1967
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Webb, M. B. (Maurice Barnett), 1926-
Both employed at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Wiesner, Jerome B. (Jerome Bert), 1915-1994
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach, 1905-1986
Both employed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Additional
Oda, Minoru, 1923-
Institutions
Major Positions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Research Associate; Assistant Professor; and Professor of Physics.
United States. National Bureau of Standards
Physicist.
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics; Max Mason Professor of Physics; Chair, Department of Physics; and Professor Emeritus of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Cornell University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in Physics (1949).
Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.). Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1942).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Nuclear Sciences 46th anniversary symposium [videorecording], 1992 May 14-15.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Minoru Oda, 1988 August 5.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
Introduction to mechanics, matter, and waves / by Uno Ingard and William L. Kraushaar.
Subject
"William Lester Kraushaar: 1920-2008", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
William Kraushaar Massachusetts Institute of Technology obituary.