Background
Ehrenreich, Henry was born on May 11, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Nathan and Frieda (Rosenstein) Ehrenreich. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
Ehrenreich, Henry was born on May 11, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Nathan and Frieda (Rosenstein) Ehrenreich. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1945.
Student, Columbia University, 1950-1951; Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1955; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1963.
Theoretical physicist, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, 1955-1963;
visiting lecturer, Harvard University, 1960-1961;
Gordon McKay professor applied physics, Harvard University, 1963-1982;
Clowes professor science, Harvard University, since 1982;
visiting professor, Brandeis U., 1969;
visiting professor, U. Paris, 1969;
visiting professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1976. Member defense science research county Advanced Research Projects Agency, unites states department Defense, since 1972. Secretary solid state commission International Union Pure and AppliedPhysics, 1978-1981.
Member solar photovoltaic energy advising committee Department Energy, 1980-1983. Director Harvard Materials Research Laboratory, 1982-1990. Consultant WhiteHouse Office Science and Technology, 1991.
Trustee Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology, 1992-1998. Consultant Wolf Foundation, since 1997. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (chairman division solid state physics 1969, chairman study group on solar energy 1977-1981, chairman panel on public affairs 1990-1991).
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Tema P. Hasnas, February 1, 1953. Children: Paul, Beth Herst, Robert.
