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Barnes, Charles Andrew was born on December 12, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1961.
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Charles Andrew Barnes, Canadian Physicist, educator. Recipient medal Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, 1986, Alexander von Humboldt United States Senior Scientist award, Federal Republic of Germany, 1986; NSFsr. fellow Denmark, 1962-1963. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Education
Bachelor, McMaster U., 1943; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., 1950.
Career
Physicist, Joint British-Canadian Atomic Energy Project, 1944-1946; instructor physics, U. B.C., 1950-1953, 55-56; member of faculty, California Institute Technology, 1953-1955, 56—; professor physics, California Institute Technology, 1962-1992; professor emeritus physics, since 1992. Guest professor Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1973-1974.
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Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Connections
M. Phyllis Malcolm, September, 1950.
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Canadian
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Recipient medal Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, 1986, Alexander von Humboldt United States Senior Scientist award, Federal Republic of Germany, 1986. NSFsr. fellow Denmark, 1962-1963.Recipient medal Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris, 1986, Alexander von Humboldt United States Senior Scientist award, Federal Republic of Germany, 1986. NSFsr. fellow Denmark, 1962-1963.