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Norbeck, Edwin was born on June 10, 1930 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Edwin and Rosella Ann (Wellington) Norbeck.
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Edwin Norbeck
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Edwin Norbeck, American Physics educator. Recipient James M. Yard Brotherhood award, 1956; Fulbright research grantee, France, 1989-1990. Board of directors Iowa City Cmty. Band. Fellow American Physical Society; member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (computer applications science award 1987), American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor, Reed College, 1952; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1956; Phd., University of Chicago, 1956.
Career
Chemical physicist, General Electric, Richland, Washington, 1951, 1952; research associate, University of Chicago, 1956-1957; research associate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1957-1960; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1960-1967; professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1967. Visiting professor Techniche Hochschule, Darmstadt, Federal Republic Germany, summer 1990.
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Membership
Board of directors Iowa City Cmty. Band. Fellow American Physical Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (computer applications science award 1987), American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Betty Ann Samuelson, September 1, 1956 (divorced November 1982). Children: David Andrew, Sarah Margaret, Susan Diane, Martha Marie. Married Janet Sue Branson, June 3, 1984.
