A. Francis Birch
- Born: August 22, 1903 (Washington, DC)
- Died: January 30, 1992 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Education
- 1924: SB, Harvard University (Electrical Engineering)
- 1926–1928: University of Strasbourg
- 1929: AM, Harvard University
- 1932: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1924–1926: New York Telephone Company, Engineer
- 1932–1937: Harvard University, Research Associate in Geophysics
- 1937–1943: Harvard University, Research Associate in Geophysics
- 1943–1946: Harvard University, Associate Professor of Geology
- 1946–1949: Harvard University, Professor of Geology
- 1949–1974: Harvard University, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology
- 1974–1992: Harvard University, Sturgis Hooper Emeritus Professor of Geology
Other Positions
- 1942–1943: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Staff Member
- 1943–1943: United States Navy, Officer, Bureau of Ships
- 1943–1944: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Researcher
- 1944–1945: Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Leader, Gun Group
- 1945–1945: Manhattan Project, Tinian Island, Little Boy Assembly Team Leader
- 1964–1964: Geological Society of America, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1953–1954: Chair, Division of Earth Sciences, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
Thomas J. Ahrens, "Albert Francis Birch", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
