Background
Adel, Arthur was born on November 22, 1908 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris and Jenny (Schreiber) Adel.
Adel, Arthur was born on November 22, 1908 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris and Jenny (Schreiber) Adel.
He attended the, Ann Arbor where he received his bachelor"s degree. He also completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the same institution in 1933.
Research associate, Lowell Observatory, University of Michigan, 1933-1935; astrophysicist, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1936-1942; assistant professor physics, University of Michigan, 1942-1946; assistant professor astronomy, University of Michigan, 1946-1948; professor physics, also director, Atmospheric Research Observatory, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1948-1976; now professor emeritus. Research fellow physics, instructor astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 1935-1936; participant, Trans World Airlines eclipse expedition, Island of Ceylon, June, 1955.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Explorers Club. Member Johns Hopkins University Society Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Catherine Emelia Backus, September 11, 1935.