Background
Taylor, Richard Edward was born on November 2, 1929 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Son of Clarence Richard and Delia Alena (Brunsdale) Taylor. came to the United States, 1952.
Taylor, Richard Edward was born on November 2, 1929 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Son of Clarence Richard and Delia Alena (Brunsdale) Taylor. came to the United States, 1952.
Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, 1950;Master of Sciences, University Alberta, 1952;Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1962;Docteur honoris causa, U. Paris-Sud, 1980;Doctor of Science, U. Alberta, 1991;Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Calgary, Alberta, 1993;Doctor of Science (honorary), University Lethbridge, Alberta, 1993;Doctor of Science (honorary), University Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1994;Doctor honoris causa, U. Blaise Pascal, 1997.
Boursier, Laboratory de l'Accelerateur Lineaire, Orsay, France, 1958-1961;physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1961-1962;staff member, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, 1962-1968;associate director, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, 1982-1986;professor, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, since 1968.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (Wolfgang Kurt Hermann Panofsky prize division particles and fields 1989), Royal Society Canada, Royal Society London. Member Canada Association Physicists, National Academy Sciences (foreign associate).
Married Rita Jean Bonneau, August 25, 1951. 1 child, Norman Edward.