Background
DuMond, Jesse William Monroe was born on July 11, 1892 in Paris, France. Son of Frederick Melville and Louise Adele (Kerr) DuM. (parents American citizens).
DuMond, Jesse William Monroe was born on July 11, 1892 in Paris, France. Son of Frederick Melville and Louise Adele (Kerr) DuM. (parents American citizens).
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1916. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1929. Master of Science, Union College, 1919.
Engineer, General Electric, 1916-1918; engineer, French Thomson-Houston Company, 1919-1920; assistant electrical engineer, bureau of Standards, 1920-1921; teaching fellow physics, California Institute Technology, 1921-1929; research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1929-1931; research associate, California Institute Technology, 1931-1938; associate professor, California Institute Technology, 1938-1946; professor physics, California Institute Technology, from 1946. Member committee fundamental physical constants and conversion factors, chairman sub-committee atomic constants National Research Council, from 1946.
With Office of Scientific Research and Development, World World War World War II. Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association of University Professors, Societe Francaise de Physique (Paris).
Married second, Louise Marie Baillet. Children by previous marriage: Adele I. (Mrw. Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky), Andree Desiree.