Boris Ragent

Background

Ragent, Boris was born on March 2, 1924 in Cleveland. Son of Samuel and Bertha (Lev) Ragent.

Education

Student, Ohio State University, 1941-1944; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Marquette U., 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1953.

Career

Engineer, Victoreen Instrument Company, Cleveland, 1946-1948; engineer, physicist, Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1948-1953; physicist, Livermore, 1953-1956; physicist, Broadview Research Corporation, Burlingame, California, 1956-1959; physicist, Vidya division Itek Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1966; physicist, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, California, 1966-1987; physicist, San Jose (California) State University Foundation, since 1987. Lecturer Stanford University, University of California Extension.

Achievements

• Boris Ragent has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served in United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Optical Society American, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Dorothy Kohn, September 11, 1949. Children— David Stefan, Lawrence Stanton, Jesse Ron.

Father:

Samuel Ragent

Mother:

Bertha (Lev) Ragent

Spouse:

Dorothy Kohn