Background
Rapin, Charles René Jules was born on January 10, 1935 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Rene Louis Georges Octave and Mary-Coe (Reeves) Rapin.
Rapin, Charles René Jules was born on January 10, 1935 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Rene Louis Georges Octave and Mary-Coe (Reeves) Rapin.
Bachelor ès lettres, Gymnases Cantonaux, Lausanne, Switzeralnd, 1954. Physicist engineer, Ecole Polytechnic, Lausanne, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Ecole Polytechnic, Lausanne, 1964.
Assistant, Ecole Poly University, Lausanne, 1959-1964; 1st assistant, Ecole Poly University, Lausanne, 1964-1967; assistant professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1967-1968; science collaborator, Ecole Federale, Lausanne, 1969-1972; associate professor, Ecole Fédérale, Lausanne, 1972-1978; professor, Ecole Fédérale, Lausanne, since 1978.
Member Association Computing Machinery, Society Mathematics Suisse, Society Suisse des Informaticiens, Planetary Society, National Geographic Society.