Background
Davis, Raymond was born on October 14, 1914 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Raymond D. and Ida Rogers (Younger) Davis.
Davis, Raymond was born on October 14, 1914 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Raymond D. and Ida Rogers (Younger) Davis.
Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., 1937; Master of Science, U. Maryland., 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1942; Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1990; Doctor of Science, Laurentian U., 1997.
Chemist, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, 1937-1938; Chemist, Monsanto Chemical Company, Dayton, Ohio., 1946-1948; senior chemist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1948-1984; research professor department physics and astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1984.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, NAS (Comstock prize 1978), American Physical Society (Tom W. Bonner prize 1988, Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky prize 1992), American Geophysical Union, American Astronomical Society (Beatrice M. Tinsley prize 1994, George Ellory Hale prize 1996).
Married Anna Marsh Torrey, Dec.4, 1948. Children: Andrew Morgan, Martha Safford Davis Kumler, NancyElizabeth Davis Klemm, Roger Warren, Alan Paul.