David Webster II
- Born: November 6, 1888 (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Died: December 17, 1976
Education
- 1910: AB, Harvard University
- 1913: PhD, Harvard University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1911–1915: Harvard University, Assistant in Physics
- 1915–1917: Harvard University, Instructor in Physics
- 1917–1919: United States Army, Researcher, Army Air Service
- 1919–1920: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1920–1954: Stanford University, Professor of Physics
- 1954–1976: Stanford University, Emeritus Professor of Physics
Other Positions
- 1920–1941: Stanford University, Executive Head, Department of Physics
- 1935–1936: American Association of Physics Teachers, President
- 1942–1945: United States Army, Assistant Chief, Rocket Research Branch, Aberdeen Proving Ground
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1961–1963: Consultant, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Stanford University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
Online Finding Aid
Oral History Interviews
- 1963: Columbia University, Oral History Research Office
- 1963: Copy of Columbia Interview: American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives
- 1964: Available Online
Published Resources
Paul Kirkpatrick, "David Locke Webster II: 1888-1976", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
