Melvin Lax
- Born: March 8, 1922 (New York, New York)
- Died: December 8, 2002 (Summit, New Jersey)
Education
- 1942: BA, New York University
- 1943: SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1947: PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1947–1955: Syracuse University, Assistant Professor to Professor
- 1955–1971: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1971–2002: City University of New York, Distinguished Professor of Physics, City College
Other Positions
- 1942–1945: MIT Underwater Sound Laboratory, Research Physicist
- 1962–1964: Bell Laboratories, Head, Theoretical Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1951–1955: Consultant, Crystal Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, United States Navy
- 1966–1969: Member, Basic Research Advisory Committee, National Academy of Sciences
- 1971–2002: Consultant, Army Research Office, United States Army
- 1972–2002: Consultant, Bell Laboratories
- 1976–2002: Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 1989–1992: Member and Secretary, Class III (Engineering and Applied Physical and Mathematical Sciences), National Academy of Sciences
- 1995–1998: Member and Secretary, Class III (Engineering and Applied Physical and Mathematical Sciences), National Academy of Sciences
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
Joseph L. Birman and Herman Z. Cummins, "Melvin Lax: 1922-2002", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
