Background
Hardy, Arthur C. was born on December 2, 1895 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Clough and Helen Estelle (Cobb) Hardy.
Hardy, Arthur C. was born on December 2, 1895 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Clough and Helen Estelle (Cobb) Hardy.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1917, Master of Arts, 1919, honorary Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Science (honorary), Saint Lawrence University, 1938.
; 1 son, Robert Lansing (deceased). Married second, Elizabeth Osgood Beaman Hardy, 1975. Assistant in physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1917, instructor physics, 1919.
With Kodak Research laboratories, 1920-1922.
Assistant professor optics and photography Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1922-1928, associate professor, 1928-1933, professor, 1933-1961, professor emeritus, 1961-1977.
Served as commanding officer 23d Photographic Section, United States Army, with Advertising Educational Foundation, 1918. Fellow Photographic Society American, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society Motion Picture Engineers, Distinguished Service Foundation of Optometry. Member Optical Society American (president 1935-1937, secretary 1940-1957), American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi.
Inventor recording spectrophotometer.
Married Charlotte Lansing, 1920 (deceased. Married second, Elizabeth Osgood Beaman Hardy, 1975.