Background
Barrett, Alan Hildreth was born on June 7, 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Raymond L. and Sibyl (Jesseman) Barrett.
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Alan Hildreth Barrett, American Physics educator. Co-recipient Count Rumford award American Academy Sciences, 1971; Alexander vonHumboldt senior scientist award, 1986; Guggenheim fellow, 1977-1978. With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Science Radio Union, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1950; Master of Science, Columbia, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1956.
Career
Postdoctoral research fellow, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1956-1957; lecturer, research associate, University of Michigan, 1957-1961; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1961-1965; professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1965-1987; professor physics, then emeritus professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, from 1987. Advisor, consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Radio Observatory, National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center.
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Membership
With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, International Science Radio Union, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Connections
Married Virginia McCulloch, September 3, 1949. Children— Richard Alan, Bonnie Jean.
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Resting place
buried at sea -
Nationality
American