Background
Benedek, George Bernard was born on December 1, 1928 in New York City.
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George Bernard Benedek
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Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1949; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Harvard University, 1954.
Career
Member staff joint Harvard-Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Project, 1953-1955; research fellow, Harvard University, 1955-1957; lecturer in solid state physics, Harvard University, 1957-1958; assistant professor applied physics, Harvard University, 1958-1961; associate professor, Harvard University, 1961-1965; professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1965; now Alfred H. Caspary professor physics and biological physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Member physics advising committee National Science Foundation, 1983-1986.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (Irving Langmuir prize in chemical physics 1995), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS (institute medicine 1983), American Institute Physics (Board of Governors 1971-1974).
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American
Awards
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Recipiant Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Chemical Society, 1995. Guggenheim fellow, 1960. Professional fellow Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England, 1967.Recipiant Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, American Chemical Society, 1995. Guggenheim fellow, 1960. Professional fellow Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England, 1967.