Background
Wenner, Frank was born on January 18, 1873 in Garrison, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian and Margaret (Cokely) Wenner.
Wenner, Frank was born on January 18, 1873 in Garrison, Iowa, United States. Son of Christian and Margaret (Cokely) Wenner.
Bachelor of Science, Knox College, Galesbury, Illinois, 1899, Doctor of Science, 1942. Student of University Wisconsin, 1900-1902. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1909.
Instructor physics, Iowa State College, 1902-1905, University of Pennsylvania, 1905-1907. With National Bureau of Standards, 1907-1943, 51-54. Consultant physicist Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1943-1946, and of Rubicon Company, Philadelphia, 1943-1951.
Member panel of commission on Geophysics. Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment, 1947-1948. Fellow American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, American Physical Society, Washington (president 1937), American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
Delegate to 4th and 7th General Assembly of the International Geodetic and Geophysical Union.
Mason (32°, Shriner). Clubs: Cosmos, Federal.
Married Lottie Louisa Ward, January 1, 1903.