Background
Webster, Arthur Gordon was born on November 28, 1863 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Edward and Mary Shannon (Davis) Webster.
Webster, Arthur Gordon was born on November 28, 1863 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Edward and Mary Shannon (Davis) Webster.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1885. Studied Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, 1886-1890. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Berlin, 1890.
Doctor of Science, Tufts, 1905.
Doctor of Laws, Hobart, 1908.
Instructor mathematics, Harvard, 1885-1886. Docent in physics, 1890-1892, assistant professor, 1892-1900, professor and director of physical laboratory, since 1900, Clark University.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, Institute Radio Engineers Delaware United States Government to International Radiotelegraphic Conference, London, 1912. Member of the United States Naval Consulting Board, since 1915, National Research Council, since 1917.
Married Elizabeth Munroe Townsend, October 8, 1889.