Francis Goddard Slack

Background

Slack, Francis Goddard was born on November 1, 1897 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William H. and Enid (Warner) Slack.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Georgia, 1918. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1926. Student, University Munich, Germany, 1927.

Career

Test engineer, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, 1920-1921; associate professor physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1928-1938; professor physics, department chairman, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, from 1938. Divisional director Division War Research, Columbia, 1941-1945.

Achievements

• Francis Goddard Slack has been listed as a noteworthy physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With. United States Army Air Service, 1918-1919. Second lieutenant Army Air Service Reserve. Fellow American Physical Society (past. chairman Southeastern section), American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Optical Society of America, American Society Engineering Education, American Association Physics Teachers (member council and board editors 1941-1943), Tennessee Academy of Sciences (past president), Bellemeade Country Club of Nashville, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Belle Hunt, June 30, 1923.

Father:

William H. Slack

Mother:

Enid (Warner) Slack

Spouse:

Belle Hunt