Background
Lee, David Morris was born on January 20, 1931 in Rye, New York, United States. Son of Marvin and Annette (Franks) Lee.
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David Morris Lee
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AB, Harvard University, 1952; Master of Science, U. Connecticut, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1959.
Career
Instructor of physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1959-1960;
assistant professor physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1960-1963;
associate professor physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1963-1968;
professor physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1968-1997;
James Gilbert White distinguished professor physical science, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1997. Visiting scientist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1966-1967. Visiting professor.U. Florida, Gainesville, 1974-1975, 94, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 1988.
Visiting lecturer Peking U., Beijing, China, 1981. Chair municipal Joseph Fourier U., Grenoble, France, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (Oliver Buckley prize 1981), British Institute Physics, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy Sciences.
Connections
Married Dana Thorangkul, September 7, 1960;children: Eric Bertel, James Marvin.
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American
Awards
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John Simon Guggenheim fellow Guggenheim Foundation, 1966-1967, 74-75, JapanSoc. Promotion of Sciences fellow, 1977. Recipient Sir Francis Simon Memorial prize British Institute Physics, 1976, Wilber Cross medal Yale University, 1998, shared Nobel prize for physics, 1996.John Simon Guggenheim fellow Guggenheim Foundation, 1966-1967, 74-75, JapanSoc. Promotion of Sciences fellow, 1977. Recipient Sir Francis Simon Memorial prize British Institute Physics, 1976, Wilber Cross medal Yale University, 1998, shared Nobel prize for physics, 1996.