Background
White, Harvey Elliott was born on January 28, 1902 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Elliott Adam and Elizabeth (Wile) White.
White, Harvey Elliott was born on January 28, 1902 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Elliott Adam and Elizabeth (Wile) White.
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, 1925, also Doctor of Science (honorary). Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1929.
National Research Council Fellow, Pysikalische Technische Reichsanstalt, 1929-1930. Instructor in Physics, 1927-1929, Cornell University. Assistant Professor of Physics, 1930-1938, Associate Professor, 1938-1942, University of California.
Professor, 1942, University of California, In 1956 the Ford Foundation gave him a grant to produce a nine-month high school physics course with the educational television station WQED. He presented five half-hour programs each week, 163 in all.
In 1958 the Ford Foundation invited him to go to New York for a series called Continental ClassroomĐ. The series was successful, viewed by millions and aired by over 150 television stations.
(Introduction to atomic spectra.)
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission. With Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942-1945. Fellow American Physical Society.
Member Optical Society American, Bohemian Club, Phi BetaKappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Adeline Dally, August 10, 1928. Children: Donald H., Jerald P., Vernita L. Teaching assistant.