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Spruch, Larry was born on January 1, 1923 in Brooklyn.
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Larry Spruch
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Larry Spruch, American Physicist, educator. Achievements include research in Beta decay, nuclear moments, isomeric transitions, internal conversion, atomic and nuclear scattering, variational principles, astrophysics, charge transfer, Thomas-Fermi theory, radiative corrections, atoms in magnetic fields, Levinson's theorem, casimir interactions, semi-classical radiation theory. Fellow American Physical Society (Davisson-Germer prize 1992).
Education
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1948.
Career
From assistant instructor to instructor physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1943-1948;
Atomic Energy Commission fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948-1950;
from assistant professor to associate professor, New York University, New York City, 1950-1961;
professor physics, New York University, New York City, since 1961. Consultant Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, 1959-1966. Visiting professor institute theoretical physics U. Colorado, 1961, 68.
Member Institute Advanced Study, 1981-1982. Delegate China United States Physics Exam and Application, 1985, 86. Member of advisory board institute theoretical atomic and molecular physics Harvard-Smithsonian Center Astrophysics, 1989-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (Davisson-Germer prize 1992).
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American
Awards
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Recipient von Humboldt Senior award, 1985, 88, Alumni award of Merit Brooklyn College, 1967. Tyndale fellow University of Pennsylvania, 1946-1948, National Science Foundation senior fellow U. London, University of Oxford, 1963-1964.Recipient von Humboldt Senior award, 1985, 88, Alumni award of Merit Brooklyn College, 1967. Tyndale fellow University of Pennsylvania, 1946-1948, National Science Foundation senior fellow U. London, University of Oxford, 1963-1964.