Background
Waterman, Frank Allan was born on July 9, 1865 in Oswego, New York, United States. Son of David Allen and Eliza Dunning (Van Vorst) Waterman.
Waterman, Frank Allan was born on July 9, 1865 in Oswego, New York, United States. Son of David Allen and Eliza Dunning (Van Vorst) Waterman.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1888, Doctor of Philosophy, 1896.
Instructor physics, 1891-1892, professor, 1892-1893, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Instructor physics, Princeton University, 1893-1897. Professor physics, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1897-1933, professor emeritus since 1933.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member Societe Franchise de Physique, Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Tower, August 19, 1891. Children: Alan Tower, Lesley (Mistress Edward Kramer Funkhouser), Ransom.