Background
Silvera, Isaac Franklin was born on March 25, 1937 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert and Victoria (Nahem) Silvera.
Silvera, Isaac Franklin was born on March 25, 1937 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert and Victoria (Nahem) Silvera.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1965.
Postdoctoral fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France., 1965-1966; technical staff, Rockwell International, Thousand Lakes, California, 1966-1971; professor physics, U. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1971-1982; professor physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1982.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Lili Jean Wong, June 3, 1961. Children: Michelle, Janine, Cherie, Christopher.