Background
Strong, John Donovan was born on January 15, 1905 in Riverdale, Kansas, United States. Son of Fred and Anna Laura (Bennett) Strong.
Strong, John Donovan was born on January 15, 1905 in Riverdale, Kansas, United States. Son of Fred and Anna Laura (Bennett) Strong.
Student, Friends University, 1922. AB, Kansas University, 1926. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1928.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1930. Doctor of Science (honorary), Southwestern at Memphis, 1962.
National research fellow physics Rockefeller Foundation, California Institute of Technology, 1930-1932. Research fellow on 200-inch telescope project Palomar Mountain, 1932-1937. Assistant professor physics and astrophysics California Institute of Technology, 1937-1942.
Research fellow Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1942-1945. Professor physics Johns Hopkins University, 1945-1952, professional experimental physics, 1952-1967, director laboratory of astrophysics and physical meteorology, 1967-1992. Professor physics and astronomy University Massachusetts, 1967-1992.
Consultant Libbey-Owens Ford Corporation.
Fellow Franklin Institute (Longstreth medal 1939, Levy medal 1942), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Society Royale des Sciences de Liege (correspondent), Optical Society of America (president 1959, Ives medal 1956), International Academy Astronautics, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Bethany June McLaughlin, September 2, 1928. Children: Patricia Ann, Virginia Marie.