Background
Kent, Norton Adams was born on July 28, 1873 in New York, United States. Son of Elmore Albert and Mary Abbie (Holman) Kent.
Kent, Norton Adams was born on July 28, 1873 in New York, United States. Son of Elmore Albert and Mary Abbie (Holman) Kent.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1891-1895. Graduate work, same university, 1897-1898, Johns Hopkins, 1898-1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1901.
Crowninshield. Assistant, Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1901-1903. Professor physics, Wabash College, Indiana, 1903-1906. Assistant professor physics, Boston University, 1906-1910, professor, 1910-1942, emeritus since June 30, 1942.
Visiting professor physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1942.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Margaret Crowninshield, March 27, 1906.