Background
Talbott, Francis Leo was born on July 17, 1903 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Edgar and Mary A. (Light) Talbott.
Talbott, Francis Leo was born on July 17, 1903 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Edgar and Mary A. (Light) Talbott.
AB, St. John's University, Toledo, 1924. Master of Arts, Catholic University, 1926. Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University, 1928.
Member faculty Catholic University, 1926-1985, professor, 1953-1969, reactor supervisor, summers 1947-1969, chairman department physics, 1947-1969, professor emeritus, 1969-1985. Professor, research coordinator, chairman department physics Allentown College St. Francis de Sales, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, 1970-1985. Physicist proximity fuze project Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1946.
Participant Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1947-1985. Member council Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies, 1964-1986. Consultant Naval Research Laboratory, 1954-1956.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Physical Society, Optical Society (Bene Merenti medal 1960), Sigma Xi.
Married Gertrude Louise Ferguson, June 4, 1963.