Background
Langer, Lawrence Marvin was born on December 22, 1913 in New York City. Son of Alexander H. and Anna (Brown) Langer.
Langer, Lawrence Marvin was born on December 22, 1913 in New York City. Son of Alexander H. and Anna (Brown) Langer.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1934. Master of Science, New York University, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1938.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Indiana University, 1988.
Teaching assistant research, New York University, 1934-1938; member of faculty, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1938; professor physics, Indiana U., since 1952; department chairman, Indiana U., 1966-1973; project engineer, research associate, Radiation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1941-1942; associate physicist, group leader, University of California Division War Research, 1943-1945; alternate group leader, Los Alamos Atomic Bomb Project, 1943-1945; expert consultant, Atomic Energy Commission, 1948-1961. Advisory consultant nuclear data project National Academy Science-National Research Council, 1959.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Beatrice Fisher, July 5, 1936.