Carl Eckart
- Born: May 4, 1902 (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Died: October 23, 1973
Education
- 1922: BS, Washington University, St. Louis
- 1923: MS, Washington University, St. Louis
- 1925: PhD, Princeton University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1925–1927: California Institute of Technology, National Research Fellow
- 1927–1928: University of Munich, Guggenheim Fellow
- 1928–1931: University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1931–1946: University of Chicago, Associate Professor of Physics
- 1946–1952: University of California, Director, Marine Physical Laboratory
- 1948–1951: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Director
- 1948–1971: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Professor of Geophysics
- 1971–1973: Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Emeritus Professor of Geophysics
Other Positions
- 1942–1946: University of California, Assistant Director to Director, Division of War Research
- 1965–1967: University of California, San Diego, Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1963–1965: Chair, Academic Senate, University of California, San Diego
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC
Online Finding Aid
Scripps Institute of Oceanography Archives, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Office of the Director Records 1943-1955, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Archives, La Jolla, California
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1962: Available Online
Published Resources
Walter H. Munk and Rudolph W. Preisendorfer, "Carl Henry Eckart: 1902-1973", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
