Background
Herman, Frank was born on March 21, 1926 in New York City. Son of Philip and Sarah Herman.
Herman, Frank was born on March 21, 1926 in New York City. Son of Philip and Sarah Herman.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1945; M.S.E.E., Columbia University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Columbia University, 1953.
Instructor electrical engineering, Cooper Union, New York City, 1947-1949;
research physicist, David Sarnoff Research Center, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1949-1962;
senior consultant scientist, senior member, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1962-1969;
manager large-scale science computations department, International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, San Jose, California, 1969-1972;
research staff member, International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, San Jose, California, since 1969. Lecturer electrical engineering Stanford University, part-time since 1964. Visiting scientistChalmers U., Sweden, 1970, Technion, Israel, 1971, U. Paris, 1973, Lund U., Sweden, 1977, Max Planck Institute Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Federal Republic Germany, 1985.
Nordita guest professor Chalmers U., Sweden, 1977, 85.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1947. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Sondra Renee Kleinman, February 1, 1953. Children— Laura, Valerie, Andrea.