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Dates

1913 – 1965

Authorized Form of Name

Additional Forms of Names

Leaderman, Herbert

Biography

Abstract

Herbert Leaderman was awarded the Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology in 1955.

Important Dates

1913Birth, London (England).

1934Obtained B.Sc degree in Engineering, University of London, London (England).

1934Obtained B.A degree, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).

1936 – 1937Assistant to the Director, Aero Research Limited.

1937 – 1938Awarded Robert Blair Fellowship, London County Council, London (England).

1938Obtained S.M in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).

1938 – 1943Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).

1941Obtained Sc.D in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).

1943 – 1946Staff, MIT Radiation Lab, Cambridge (Mass.).

1946 – 1948Physicist, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co..

1947Instructor, University of Akron, Akron (Ohio).

1948 – 1965Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

1955Awarded the Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology.

1956 – 1957Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to teach at Gakushiun University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

1965Death.

Occupation

Polymer physicist.

Places

Birth

London (England)

Undergraduate Education

London (England)

Graduate Education

Cambridge (Mass.)

Employment

Cambridge (Mass.)

Akron (Ohio)

Subjects

Polymer rheology.

Rheology -- Industrial applications.

Relationships

People

Advisors & Collaborators

de Forest, Alfred V.

Advisor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Institutions

Major Positions

Aero Research Limited

Assistant to the Director.

Firestone Research Development

Physicist.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SM degree in Mechanical Engineering (1938); Sc.D in Physics (1941); Research assistant; and Staff in the Radiation Lab.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Physicist.

University of Akron

Instructor.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

Fulbright Association

Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to teach at Gakushiun University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Society of Rheology (U.S.)

Recipient of 1955 Bingham Medal.

University of Cambridge

Obtained B.A (1934).

University of London

Obtained B.S in Engineering (1938).

Resources

Published Resources

Subject

Physics Today 18, 8, 82 (1965) obituary for Herbert Leaderman.