Background
Slack, Lewis was born on April 15, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lewis and Martha (Fitzgerald) Slack.
Slack, Lewis was born on April 15, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lewis and Martha (Fitzgerald) Slack.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1950.
Physicist, United States Naval Research Laboratory, 1950-1954;
associate professor physics, George Washington University, Washington, 1954-1957;
professor physics, George Washington University, 1957-1962;
acting head physics department, George Washington University, 1957-1960;
assistant executive secretary division physical science, National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, Washington, 1962-1967;
secretary committee nuclear science, National Research Council, 1962-1967;
member of commission human resources, National Research Council, 1974-1978;
director educational programs, American Institute Physics, New York City, 1967-1987. Consultant General Atomics division General dynamics corporation, La Jolla, California, summers, 1959, 60. Chairman physical science American exhibit International Conference Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1958.
Member Science Manpower Commission, 1968-1987, president, 1974-1975, treasurer, 1976. Member United States national committee International Union for Pure and Applied Physics, 1972-1978, secretary, 1974-1978. Member advising committee Physics Today, 1963-1967, chairman, 1967.
Member Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut (collections committee, education committee, exhibitions committee, 1988-1995). With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Washington Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (member council 1971-1972, 76-78).
Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers.
Married Sarah Hunt Wyman, December 29, 1948. Children– Elizabeth Wyman, Susan Towne, Christopher Morgan.