Herbert Anderson
- Born: May 24, 1914 (New York, New York)
- Died: July 16, 1988 (Jacona, New Mexico)
Education
- 1935: AB, Columbia University
- 1936: BS, Columbia University (Electrical Engineering)
- 1940: PhD, Columbia University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1940–1942: Columbia University, Assistant in Nuclear Chain Reaction Research
- 1942–1944: Manhattan Project, Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, Researcher
- 1944–1946: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Physicist
- 1946–1947: University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1947–1950: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1950–1977: University of Chicago, Professor of Physics
- 1977–1982: University of Chicago, Distinguished Service Professor of Physics
- 1978–1988: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Senior Fellow
- 1982–1988: University of Chicago, Distinguished Service Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1958–1962: University of Chicago, Director, Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies
- 1972–1978: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Fellow and Staff Member
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1954: Consulting Physicist, Naval Ordnance Test Station, United States Navy
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1960: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1982: United States Department of Energy, Enrico Fermi Award
Archival Resources
University of Chicago, Regenstein Library, Department of Special Collections, Chicago, Illinois
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1981: American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
Published Resources
Harold M. Agnew, "Herbert L. Anderson: 1914-1988", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
Herbert L. Anderson, "The Legacy of Fermi and Szilard," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists September (1974): 56-62.
Herbert L. Anderson, "Fermi, Szilard and Trinity," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists October (1974): 40-47.
