Paul Kirkpatrick

Born: July 21, 1894 (Wessington, South Dakota)

Died: December 26, 1992 (Palo Alto, California)

Education

1916: BS, Occidental College
1923: PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Major Positions

1916–1918: Hangchow College, China, Instructor of Physics and English
1923–1931: University of Hawaii, Professor of Physics
1931–1932: Stanford University, Acting Associate Professor
1932–1937: Stanford University, Associate Professor
1937–1959: Stanford University, Professor
1959–1992: Stanford University, Emeritus Professor

Other Positions

1941–1948: Stanford University, Chair, Department of Physics
1956–1958: University of the Philippenes, Visiting Professor
1960–1961: Wesleyan University, Visiting Professor

Selected Part-Time Positions

1923–1925: Instructor, summer sessions, University of California, Los Angeles
1960–1961: Consultant, Missiles and Space Division, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

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