Background
Curry, James Rowland was born on December 29, 1903 in Wooster, Ohio, United States. Son of William R. and Edna (Smith) Curry.
Curry, James Rowland was born on December 29, 1903 in Wooster, Ohio, United States. Son of William R. and Edna (Smith) Curry.
Bachelor of Science, Dartmouth College, 1925. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1930.
Research in chemistry and physics, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and University of Berlin, 1930-1932, at Technische Hochschule in Darmstadt, 1933. Research assistant, Columbia, 1934-1935. Instructor, Williams College, 1935-1939, assistant professor, 1939-1943, associate professor, 1943, professor and chairman chemistry department, 1946-1947, Ebenezer Fitch professor and department chairman since 1947.
Special research associate, Radio Research Laboratory, Harvard, 1943-1945.
With Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1943-1945.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Institute Radio Engineers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Theta Chirurgical Clubs: Faculty, Williams (New York City).
Married Leota DeVore, July 24, 1939.