Background
Knipp, Charles Tobias was born on August 13, 1869 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, United States. Son of Frederick F. and Pauline (Youche) Knipp.
Knipp, Charles Tobias was born on August 13, 1869 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, United States. Son of Frederick F. and Pauline (Youche) Knipp.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1894, Master of Arts, 1896. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1900. Studied Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1910-1911, 1926-1927.
Instructor physics, Indiana University, 1893-1900, assistant professor 1900-1903. Assistant professor physics, University of Illinois, 1903-1915, associate professor, 1915-1917, professor experimental electricity, 1917-1937, emeritus professor experimental electricity since 1937. Visiting professor of physics, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1942-1945.
Member of advisory sub-committee on physics for Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, 1933. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Society, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, Optical Society of America, Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, Illinois State Academy of Science (vice president 1920-1921, president 1921-1922), Indiana State Academy, Sigma Xi (president 1930-1931), Phi Beta Kappa (Indiana University, 1915).
Member Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Epsilon Chi, Synton.
Married Frances Winona Knause, June 25, 1896. Children: Pauline Louise, Frances Mary, Julian Knause, Barbara Matilda.