Background
Bearden, Joyce Alvin was born on October 19, 1903 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Sylvester and Annie (Haley) Bearden.
Bearden, Joyce Alvin was born on October 19, 1903 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Sylvester and Annie (Haley) Bearden.
AB, Furman University, 1923. Doctor of Science, Furman University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1926.
Fellow, University of Chicago, 1925; assistant, University of Chicago, 1926; instructor physics, University of Chicago, 1926-1929; associate, Johns Hopkins University, 1929-1932; associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1932-1939; professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1939-1986; director Radiation Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 1943-1955; department chairman, Johns Hopkins University, 1947. Physicist Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1941-1942, Applied Physics Laboratory, Washington, 1942-1946. Consultant National Defense Research Committee, 1940-1942.
Colonel United States Army, 1944-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Physics Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Society (council 1946-1950), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Lillian S. Singleton, June 6, 1923. 1 child, Alan Joyce.