Norman Brown

Background

Brown, Norman was born on February 7, 1921 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David and Ruth Thelma (Franklin) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942; Master of Science, Stanford University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1952.

Career

Metallurgist, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1942-1943; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1952-1955; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955-1961; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1961. Consultant numerous laboratories. World expert on plastic pipes.

Achievements

• Norman Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Materials science educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

1st president Friends of the Grange, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1971-1976. Lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1948. Fellow American Physical Society.

Member American Society Metals.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, sports, rock climbing, windsurfing, healing bad backs.

Connections

Married Doris June Gordon (deceased August 1969). Children: Fredric, Hollis, Norman, Jonathan, Edmund. Married Miriam Elizabeth Jones, October 24, 1970 (deceased July 1992).

Father:

David Brown

Mother:

Ruth Thelma (Franklin) Brown

Spouse:

Doris June Gordon

Spouse:

Miriam Elizabeth Jones

child:

Norman Brown

child:

Hollis Brown

child:

Fredric Brown

child:

Jonathan Brown

child:

Edmund Brown