Henry Primakoff
- Born: February 12, 1914 (Odessa, Russia)
- Died: July 25, 1983 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Education
- 1935: AB and AM, Columbia University
- 1938: PhD, New York University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1938–1940: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Instructor in Physics
- 1940–1942: Queens College, New York, Instructor in Physics
- 1942–1945: Columbia University, Physicist, Division of War Research
- 1945–1946: New York University, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1946–1960: Washington University, St. Louis, Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1960–1983: University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Physics
Selected Awards and Honors
Published Resources
S. P. Rosen, "Henry Primakoff: 1914-1983", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
