Background
Symon, Keith Randolph was born on March 25, 1920 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of James Jefferson Keith Symon and Claribel Crego.
Symon, Keith Randolph was born on March 25, 1920 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of James Jefferson Keith Symon and Claribel Crego.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard College, 1942. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.
Scientist Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1943—1946. Instructor to associate professor Wayne State University, Detroit, 1947—1955. Assistant professor to professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1955—1989, professor emeritus, since 1989.
Technical director Midwestern Universities Research Association, Madison, Wisconsin, 1956—1967. Acting director academy computing center University Wisconsin, 1982—1983, acting director synchrotron radiation center, 1983—1985. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1951.
Scoutmaster Boy Scouts, Madison, Wisconsin. Member board Friends of the Library., Spring Green, 1993—2002, Spring Green Literature Festival, 1997—2005, president, 2000—2001. Fellow: American Physical Society (R.R. Wilson prize 2005), American Association Advancement of Science.
Member: American Association of Physics Teachers.
Married Mary Louise Reinhardt, July 3, 1943. Children: Judith Elizabeth, Keith Joseph, James Randolph, Rowena Louise.