Background
Laughlin, John Seth was born on January 26, 1918 in Canton, Missouri, United States. Son of Sceva Bright and Lillian Catherine (Goodall) Laughlin.
Laughlin, John Seth was born on January 26, 1918 in Canton, Missouri, United States. Son of Sceva Bright and Lillian Catherine (Goodall) Laughlin.
AB, Willamette University, 1940. Doctor of Science, Willamette University, 1968. Master of Science, Haverford College, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1947.
Research physicist, Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1944-1945; assistant professor department physics, University of Illinois, 1946-1948; associate professor radiology, University of Illinois, 1951-1952; attending physicist, Memorial Hospital department chairman medical physics, Memorial Hospital, 1952-1989; chief division biophysics, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1952-1989; vice president, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1966-1972; professor biophysics, Sloan Kettering division Cornell Univercity Graduate School, 1955-1996; professor radiology, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1970-1996; emeritus professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, since 1996; director, N.E. Center for Radiological Physics, 1974-1985; emeritus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, since 1996. Chairman medical radiation advising committee Bureau Radiological Health, 1976-1979. John Wiley Jones lecturer Rochester Institute Technology, 1977.
Fellow American Physical Society, American College Radiology (Gold medalist), New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute Medical and BIol. Engineering, Sigma Xi. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (Gold medal 1993), Health Physics Society (president 1960-1961), Association Teachers Physics, Radiological Society North America, Society Nuclear Medicine (director, Aebersold award 1984), American Radium Society (Gold medal 1986), International Organization Medical Physics (vice president 1965-1969, president 1969-1972), Radiation Research Society (president 1970-1971), American Association Physicists in Medicine (president 1964-1965, chairman science committee 1968-1975, Coolidge award 1974), American College Medical Physicists (Williams award 1992).
Married Barbara Kester (deceased 1974), June 14, 1943. Children– Catherine Ann, Frances Elizabeth, Janet Judd. Married Eunice Chapin Beyersdorf, June 23, 1979.