Background
Fitchen, Douglas Beach was born on June 8, 1936 in New York City. Son of Paul R. and Eleanor B. Fitchen.
Fitchen, Douglas Beach was born on June 8, 1936 in New York City. Son of Paul R. and Eleanor B. Fitchen.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1962.
Assistant professor physics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1962-1965; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1965-1971; professor, Cornell Univercity, since 1971; department chairman physics, Cornell Univercity, 1977-1982, 86-91, 94-. Visiting professor University of Oxford, 1968, U. Paris, Orsay, 1975.
Married Janet Mathews (deceased 1995). Children: John, Katherine, Sylvia. Married Nancy Mathews, 1996.