Background
Lerner, Lawrence S. was born on March 10, 1934 in New York City. Son of Isidor and Manya (Shraga) Lerner.
Lerner, Lawrence S. was born on March 10, 1934 in New York City. Son of Isidor and Manya (Shraga) Lerner.
AB, University of Chicago, 1953; Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1962.
Group leader, Institute Systems Research, Chicago, 1958-1960;
instructor, University of Chicago, 1960-1961;
member technical staff, Hughes Research laboratories, Malibu, California, 1962-1965;
research physicist, Hewlett-Packard laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1965-1967;
research physicist, Lockheed Research laboratories, Palo Alto, 1967-1969;
professor physics, California State University, Long Beach, since 1969. Member National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, since 1977. Board directors The Textbook League.
Consultant in field.
President Newfoundland Club American, 1976-1979. Founder Newfoundland Club Northern California, San Francisco, since 1971. Member state curriculum framework and criteria committee California State Board Education, 1988-1989.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, History-Science Society, Centre Pour l'Histoire de Idees dans le Monde Anglo-Americain, National Center for Science Education, Phi Beta Kappa (board directors Northern California association), Sigma Xi.
Married Narcinda Reynolds, December 11, 1959.
