Background
Gersch, Harold Arthur was born on January 8, 1922 in New York City.
Gersch, Harold Arthur was born on January 8, 1922 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgia Institute Technology, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, John Hopkins University.
Assistant professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1953-1956;
associate professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1956-1962;
professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1962-1970;
regent's professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1970-1987;
regent's professor emeritus, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1987. Visiting lecturer Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1956-1957. Visiting professor U. New Orleans, 1979-1980, Oglethorpe U., 1987-1988, United States Military Academy, 1989-1990.
Consultant physics and solid state division Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, since 1956, FordFound., Caracas, Venezuela, 1966.
Served in United States Navy, 1940-1946. Fellow American Physical Society.
S. Adolph and Marie (Reder) G. Married Thelma Lee Gardner, March 21, 1947;children: Lee, Harold Junior, Robert.