Background
Coleman, Paul Dare was born on June 4, 1918 in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clyde R. and Catharine (Livengood) Coleman.
physics and electrical engineering educator
Coleman, Paul Dare was born on June 4, 1918 in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Clyde R. and Catharine (Livengood) Coleman.
AB, Susquehanna University, 1940. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Assistant physics, Susquehanna U., 1938-1940; Assistant physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1940-1942; physicist, United States Air Force-WADC, Wright Field, Ohio., 1942-1946; physicist, Cambridge Air Research Center, also graduate research associate, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1946-1951; professor electrical engineering, director electro-physics laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana, since 1951.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, MTT (Distinguished Educator award 1994, Centennial medal 1984), Optical Society of America, American Physical Society. Member Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Delta, Pi Mu Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Betty L. Carter, June 20, 1942. Children— Susan Dare, Peter Carter.