Harold Samelson

Background

Samelson, Harold was born on June 23, 1923 in New York City. Son of Kopel and Helen (Peskin) Samelson.

Education

AB, Columbia College, 1947; AM, Columbia College, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia College, 1952.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow department chemistry, Columbia University, New York City, 1951-1954; member of staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1954-1956; member of staff, GTE Research laboratories, Bayside, New York, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1956-1976; professor physics, U. Lowell, Massachusetts, 1976-1980; senior research scientist, Allied Signal Inc., Morristown, New Jersey, 1981-1989. Electronic instrumentation technical advising committee Department Commerce, Washington, 1981-1985. Technical working group Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington, 1984-1989.

Consultant Wayland Group, Berkeley Heights, N.H., since 1988.

Achievements

• Achievements include ten patents in optics and lasers. Discovery of inorganic liquid lasers.

Membership

Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Optical Society American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Bernice B. Slaff, February 11, 1960. Children: Matthew, Elizabeth.

Father:

Kopel Samelson

Mother:

Helen (Peskin) Samelson

Spouse:

Bernice B. Slaff

child:

Elizabeth Samelson

child:

Matthew Samelson