Education
Arfken received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from in 1943. He earned a Master's degree in physics in 1948 and a doctorate in 1950, both at Yale.
politician Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Arfken received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from in 1943. He earned a Master's degree in physics in 1948 and a doctorate in 1950, both at Yale.
He was a physics professor at Miami University from 1952 to 1983 and the chair of the Miami University physics department 1956–1972. He is currently an emeritus professor at Miami University. Arfken is also an authority on Canadian philately.