Background
Boley, Forrest Irving was born on November 27, 1925 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of Ira Everett and Olive (Conlee) Boley.
Boley, Forrest Irving was born on November 27, 1925 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of Ira Everett and Olive (Conlee) Boley.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1951; Master of Arts (honorary), Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1959; Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth, 1967.
Faculty, Wesleyan University, 1951-1961; professor physics, 1959-1961; physicist, University of California at Berkeley, 1961-1964; professor physics and astronomy, Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H., since 1964.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Marjorie Lovell, December 26, 1946 (divorced 1969). Children— Kathleen, Sandra, Philip, John. Married Barbara Bishop Fellows, December 31, 1969.
