Background
Drake, Charles Whitney was born on March 8, 1926 in South Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Charles Whitney and Katharine Gabrielle (O'Neill) Drake.
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Charles Whitney Drake
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Bachelor of Science, University Maine, 1950; Master of Arts, Connecticut Wesleyan University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1958.
Career
Scientist, Westinghouse Atomic Power Division, 1952-1953; instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1957-1960; assistant professor, Yale University, 1960-1966; research associate, Yale University, 1966-1969; associate professor, Oregon State University, 1966-1974; professor, 1974-1993; professor emeritus, since 1993; department chairman physics, 1976-1984. Visiting professor University of Oxford Clarendon Laboratory and St. Peter's College, 1972-1973, U. Tuebingen (West Germany), 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Connections
Married Ellen Tan, June 15, 1952. Children— Judith Ellen, Robert Charles, Linda Annual.
