Herbert Friedman
- Born: June 21, 1916 (New York, New York)
- Died: September 9, 2000 (Arlington, Virginia)
Education
- 1936: BS, Brooklyn College
- 1940: PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1940–1941: United States Navy, Physicist, Metallurgy Department, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1941–1958: United States Navy, Head, Electron Optics Branch, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1958–1963: United States Navy, Superintendent, Atmosphere and Astrophysics Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1963–1980: United States Navy, Superintendent, Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory
- 1963–1980: United States Navy, Chief Scientist, E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research
- 1980–2000: United States Navy, Emeritus Chief Scientist, E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory
Other Positions
- 1960–1963: American Rocket Society, Director
- 1966–1969: Yale University, Visiting Professor
- 1966–1990: Review of Space Science, Astronautics, and Aeronautics, Editor
- 1970–1973: President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC), Member
- 1986–1987: Smithsonian Institution, Martin-Marietta Fellow, National Air and Space Museum
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1945–1950: Adjunct Professor, Naval Medical School, Bethesda, Maryland, United States Navy
- 1960–1975: Member, Space Science Board, National Academy of Sciences
- 1961–1980: Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland
- 1962–1966: Member, Interunion Committee on the Ionosphere, International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1963–1966: President, Interunion Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics, International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1964–1968: Member, Rocket Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1964–1967: Member, Panel on Atmospheric Science, President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC)
- 1964–1970: Member, Board of Trustees, International Academy of Astronautics
- 1965–1970: Member, Exeutive Committee, Council, American Geophysical Union
- 1966–1969: Member, Council, American Astronomical Society
- 1966–1970: Member, Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research, Geophysics Research Board
- 1966–1974: President, Special Committee for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1967–1969: Member, Committee on Science and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences
- 1967–1970: Member, Board of Trustees, Associated Universities, Inc.
- 1967–1970: Member, Astronomy Missions board, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1968–1974: Member, General Advisory Committee, United States Atomic Energy Commission
- 1969–1974: Member, Executive Committee, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1970–1970: Member, Executive Committee, Associated Universities, Inc.
- 1970–1972: Chair, X-ray and Gamma Ray Panel, National Research Council
- 1970–1973: President, Commission 48 on High Energy Astrophysics, International Astronomical Union
- 1971–1974: Chair, Class I (Physical and Mathematical Sciences), National Academy of Sciences
- 1971–1974: Chair, International Relations Committee, Space Science Board, National Academy of Sciences
- 1971–1975: Vice-President, Committee on Space Research, International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1972–1972: Vice-President and Chair, Section on Physics, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1972–1972: Chair, Study on Stratospheric Ozone, National Research Council
- 1974–1977: Member, Space Program Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1976–1978: Member, Advisory Board, Office of Physical Sciences, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1976–1979: Chair, Geophysics Research Board, National Research Council
- 1977–1980: Member, Climate Research Board, National Research Council
- 1979–1982: Member, Council, National Academy of Sciences
- 1979–1982: Member, Governing Board, National Research Council
- 1980–1982: Chair, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
- 1981–1986: Member, Film Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1982–1983: Co-Chair, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
- 1983–1986: Co-Chair, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
- 1985–1988: Member, Board of Trustees, Universities Research Association
- 1986–1988: Member, Advisory Board to Fermilab, Universities Research Association
- 1987–1992: Member, Research Advisory Committee, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
- 1988–1994: Member, Space Studies Board, National Academy of Sciencesl
- 1989–1990: Member, Astronomy Survey Committee, National Research Council
- 1989–1992: Member, Film Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1993–1999: Member, Council, American Philosophical Society
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1960: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1964: American Philosophical Society, Member
- 1964: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1968: National Medal of Science
- 1987: Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics
Archival Resources
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oral History Interviews
- 1980: Available Online
- 1983: Available Online
Published Resources
Herbert Gursky, "Herbert Friedman: 1916-2000", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
