Background
Nye, Arthur Wickes was born on January 28, 1882 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles N. and Harriet F. (Wickes) Nye.
Nye, Arthur Wickes was born on January 28, 1882 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles N. and Harriet F. (Wickes) Nye.
Bachelor of Science, Case School Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio, 1904, Mechanical Engineering, 1907. Studied University of Chicago and University of California.
With Morgan Engineering Company and General Electric Company until 1906. With University of Southern California since 1907, professor physics and electrical engineering since 1908, also consulting practice. Physicist Ordnance Department, United States of America, 1918-1919.
Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Illuminating Engineering Society, American Association University professors, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Alice L. Bird, of Lynn, Massachusetts, September 3, 1907.