Background
Valasek, Joseph was born on April 27, 1897 in Cleveland. Son of Josef and Frantska Maria (Pytlik) Valasek.
Valasek, Joseph was born on April 27, 1897 in Cleveland. Son of Josef and Frantska Maria (Pytlik) Valasek.
Bachelor of Science, Case Institute Technology, 1917; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1920; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1921; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Minnesota, 1983.
Assistant physicist, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1917-1919; national research fellow, NAS, Minneapolis, 1921-1922; teaching assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1919-1921; assistant professor physics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1922-1928; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1928-1950; professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1950-1965; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1965.
Married Leila Elizabeth Munson, June 26, 1924 (deceased October 1991). Children: Frances Elizabeth, Marion Louise.