Background
Wenrich, Calvin Naftzinger was born on November 21, 1873 in Bernville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac S. and Emalina (Naftzinger) Wenrich.
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Calvin Naftzinger Wenrich
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Keystone State Normal School, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1896, Mechanical Engineering, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, Franklin and Marshall College, 1902, Master of Arts, 1904. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1910.
Career
Teacher public schools, Pennsylvania, 3 years. Teacher physics and mathematics, Franklin and Marshall Academy, 1900-1904, 1906-1907. Professor physics, Carthage (Illinois) College, 1904-1906.
Instructor physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1907-1908, fellow in physics, 1908-1910.
Instructor physics, University of Pittsburgh, 1910, assistant professor, 1912, professor and head of department, 1914-1920, research physicist, Armstrong Cork Company, 1920-1942. Now retired. Trustee Franklin and Marshall College.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Ivah Patterson, December 21, 1910.
