Background
Schmidt, Fred Henry was born on September 12, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Hugo W. and Maude (Schmidt) Schmidt.
Schmidt, Fred Henry was born on September 12, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Hugo W. and Maude (Schmidt) Schmidt.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Michigan, 1937; Master of Arts, University Buffalo, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University California at Berkeley, 1945.
Engineer, American Tel. & Tel. Company, Denver, 1937-1939; physicist, Manhattan Project, Berkeley, Oak Ridge and Los Alamos, 1942-1945; physicist, Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1945-1946; member of faculty, U. Washington, Seattle, 1946-1986; professor physics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1956-1986; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, 1986-1991.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Cresswell, September 5, 1939. Children: Karla Schmidt Steel, Kurt.