Background
Loomis, Alfred Lee was born on November 4, 1887 in New York City. Son of Henry Patterson and Julia (Stimson) Loomis.
Loomis, Alfred Lee was born on November 4, 1887 in New York City. Son of Henry Patterson and Julia (Stimson) Loomis.
Graduate Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts, 1905. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1909. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1912.
Doctor of Science, Wesleyan University, 1932.
Master of Science, Yale University, 1933. Doctor of Laws, University of California, 1941.
Admitted to New York Barometer Member Winthrop & Stimson, 1916-1920. Vice president Bonbright & Company, 1919-1933.
Director (physicist) Loomis Laboratories, Tuxedo Park, New York 1928-1941.
President Loomis Institute for Scientific Research, Incorporated., 1928-1965. Chief division 14 National Defense Research Committee, 1940-1947.
Adviser Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, California, founder trustee Rand Corporation Trustee Massachusetts General Hospital, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Carnegie Institution Washington Governor, New York Hospital. Trustee Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1931-1962, trustee emeritus, 1962-1975.
Served to major United States Army, World War I. Member American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, National Academy Science, Institute Radio Engineers. Clubs: Century, Union, University, Links.
Children: Alfred Lee, William Farnsworth, Henry.