Background
Fowkes, Frederick Mayhew was born on January 29, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Herbert and Eleanor (Seley) Fowkes.
Fowkes, Frederick Mayhew was born on January 29, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Herbert and Eleanor (Seley) Fowkes.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1938.
Research supervisor Shell Development Company, Emeryville, California, 1947-1962. Director research Sprague Electric Company, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1962-1968. Professor, chairman chemistry department Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1968-1981.
Adjunct professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1968. Visiting scientist Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Maj Field Artillery, Army of the United States, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Chemical Society {past division chairman}, Electrochemical Society, Faraday Society.
Married Royce-Elisabeth Budge, 1937. Children: Gordon Seley, Joan Berkeley Piper, Mary Elisabeth Tobin, Virginia Mayhew Clark.