Background
Crane, Horace Richard was born on November 4, 1907 in Turlock, California, United States. Son of Horace Stephen and Mary Alice (Roselle) Crane.
Crane, Horace Richard was born on November 4, 1907 in Turlock, California, United States. Son of Horace Stephen and Mary Alice (Roselle) Crane.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1930. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1934.
Research fellow, California Institute Technology, 1934-1935;
member of faculty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1935;
professor physics, University of Michigan, since 1946;
department chairman physics, University of Michigan, 1965-1972;
George P. Williams University professor, University of Michigan, 1972-1978;
emeritus, University of Michigan, since 1978. Research associate (radar) Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1940-1941. Physicist CarnegieInst.
Washington, 1941; project director, proximity fuze project University of Michigan, 1941-1943, atomic energy project, 1943-1945. Consultant National Defense Research Committee, 1941-1945. Mem.standing commission on controlled thermonuclear research Atomic Energy Commission, 1969-1972.
Vice president Midwestern Universities Research Association, 1956-1957, president, 1957-1960. Member policy board Argonne National Laboratory, 1957-1967. Board Governors American Institute Physics, 1964-1971, chairman, 1971-1975.
Member Commision on Human Resources, 1977-1980, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 1977-1980.
Over 150 scientific papers on nuclear physics, accelerators, electronics, biophysics and physics education, including Principles and Problems of Biological Growth (Scientific Monthly Vol. 70), Precision Measurement of the g-factor of the Free Electron (with D. Wilkinson, The Physical Review Vol. 121) 1961.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society. Member: National Academy of Sciences, American Association Physics Teachers (Oersted medal 1977, Melba Newell Phillips award 1988, president 1965), Science Research Club (vice president 1946-1947, president 1947-1948), Research University Michigan Club (president 1956-1957), Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Rohmer LeBaron, December 30, 1934. Children— Carol Ann, Janet (deceased), George Richard.