Background
Hanson, Alfred Olaf was born on September 26, 1914 in Braddock, North Dakota, United States. Son of George Olaf and Sina Petra (Farness) Hanson.
Hanson, Alfred Olaf was born on September 26, 1914 in Braddock, North Dakota, United States. Son of George Olaf and Sina Petra (Farness) Hanson.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University North Dakota, 1936. Master of Arts in Science, University North Dakota, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Wisconsin, 1942.
Teacher high school, Pine River, Minnesota, 1936-1937; assistant in physics, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1937-1938; assistant in physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1938-1942; scientist, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1943-1945; assistant professor physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1946-1949; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949-1951; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1951-1982; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1982. Fulbright lecturer U. Sao Paulo (Brazil), 1960. Visiting physicist Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, Long Island, New York, 1961-1962.
Fellow American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Elisabeth Miller, May 16, 1942. Children: Andrew Jorgen, Donald Farness, Ardith Marie, Craig Demorest.