Frank Bradshaw Wood

Background

Wood, Frank Bradshaw was born on December 21, 1915 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Frank and Mary (Bradshaw) Wood.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Florida, 1936. Postgraduate, University Arizona, 1939. A.M., Princeton, 1940.

Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1941. Postgraduate, United States Naval Academy, 1943.

Career

Research associate, Princeton, 1946; National Research Council fellow, Steward Observatory, U. Arizona, also Lick Observatory, University of California, 1946-1947; assistant professor, U. Arizona, 1947-1950; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1950; professor astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 1954-1968; department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, 1954-1957, 58-68; executive director, Flower and Cook Observatory, 1950-1954; director, Flower and Cook Observatory, 1954-1968; Flower professor, Flower and Cook Observatory, 1958-1968; professor astronomy, director optical astronomical observatories, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1968-1987; associate department chairman, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1971-1977; professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1989. Established South Pole observatory station, U. Florida, since 1985.

Achievements

• Frank Bradshaw Wood has been listed as a noteworthy astronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Interacting Binary Stars (International Series in Natural Philosophy ; V. 95)

    (Interacting Binary Stars deals with the development, idea...)

  • The present and future of the telescope of moderate size
  • Astronomical Photoelectric Photometry
  • Photoelectric Astronomy for Amateurs

Membership

Colonel, aide de camp, governor's staff, State of Tennessee. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary section D committee on council affairs 1970), American Astronomical Society (council 1958-1961), Royal Astronomical Society New Zealand (honorary), International Astronomical Union (president commission 42 1967-1970, vice president commission 38 1979-1982, president 1982-1985), Royal Astronomical Society, Florida Academy of Sciences (chairman physical science section 1974-1975, president 1983-1984, gold medal 1989), Astronomical Society of Canada, Astronomical Society Pacific, Retired Officers Association, International Amateur and Professional Photoelectric Photometry (honorary), Navy League, Explorers Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Hoar Pepper, October 5, 1945. Children— Ellen, Eunice, Mary, Stephen.

Father:

Thomas Frank Wood

Mother:

Mary (Bradshaw) Wood

Spouse:

Elizabeth Hoar Pepper

child:

Stephen Wood

child:

Ellen Wood

child:

Mary Wood

child:

Eunice Wood