Background
Slichter, Louis Byrne was born on May 19, 1896 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Sumner and Mary Louise (Byrne) Slichter.
Slichter, Louis Byrne was born on May 19, 1896 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Sumner and Mary Louise (Byrne) Slichter.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1917, Doctor of Philosophy, 1922, Doctor of Science, 1967. Doctor of Laws, University California, Los Angeles, 1969.
Physicist Submarine Signal Corporation, Boston, 1922-1924. Geophysical prospecting.
Served as ensign, United States Navy Reserve, 1917-1919. Member division 6 Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942-1945. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, Geological Society American, National Academy Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Society Exploration Geophysicists (honorary life), Explorers.
Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Martha Merry Buell, October 20, 1926. Children: Susan Merry, Mary Louise (Mistress Ward Whaling).