Background
Dailey, Benjamin Peter was born on September 1, 1919 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Benjamin Peter and Anna Clementine (Waldo) Dailey.
Dailey, Benjamin Peter was born on September 1, 1919 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Benjamin Peter and Anna Clementine (Waldo) Dailey.
Bachelor of Science, Southwest Texas State University, 1938; Master of Arts, University Texas-Austin, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas-Austin, 1942.
Group leader, National Defense Research Committee, Pittsburgh, 1942-1945; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1947; instructor to associate professor of chemistry, Columbia University, New York City, 1947-1957; professor of chemistry, Columbia University, New York City, 1957-1988; professor emeritus, Columbia University, New York City, since 1989.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society, Chemical Society (London), Faraday Society.
Married Beverly Elizabeth Holmes, June 30, 1945. Children: Peter, William, Stephen.