Norman Charles Francis

Background

Francis, Norman Charles was born on November 27, 1922 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Morris Jacob and Jennie Pearl (Levy) Francis.

Education

Bachelor in Physics, U. Rochester, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Rochester, 1952.

Career

Research assistant physics department, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1952-1955; research scientist, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1955-1993; guest lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1960-1961. Adjunct Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1994. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Norman Charles Francis has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Nuclear Society (chairman reactor physics division 1972, chairman northeastern New York section 1968). Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Beverly Ruth Cohen, May 31, 1947. Children: Cynthia Lynn Gensheimer, Karen Ann Maher, Martha Joan Fisher.

Father:

Morris Jacob Francis

Mother:

Jennie Pearl (Levy) Francis

Spouse:

Beverly Ruth Cohen

child:

Martha Joan Fisher Francis

child:

Cynthia Lynn Gensheimer Francis

child:

Karen Ann Maher Francis