Background
Newton, Amos Sylvester was born on July 26, 1916 in Shingletown, California, United States. Son of James Albert and Mabel Katherine (Fox) Newton.
Newton, Amos Sylvester was born on July 26, 1916 in Shingletown, California, United States. Son of James Albert and Mabel Katherine (Fox) Newton.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1938. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1941.
Chemist Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1941—1942, 1946—1962, Iowa State College, Ames, 1942—1946, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, from 1962, consultant, 1946—1962.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Society Mass Spectrometry, American Chemical Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Elizabeth Powers Newton, April 25, 1942. Children: Mabel Anne, Margaret.