Background
Borst, Lyle Benjamin was born on November 24, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George William and Jean Carothers (Beveridge) Borst.
Borst, Lyle Benjamin was born on November 24, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George William and Jean Carothers (Beveridge) Borst.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1936; A.M., University of Illinois, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1941.
Instructor University Chicago, 1940-1941, research associate metallurgical laboratory, 1941-1943. Senior physicist Clinton Laboratories, Oak Ridge, 1943-1946. (both laboratories working on atomic bomb project).
Assistant professor department chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946. Chairman department reactor science and engineering Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1946-1951. Professor physics University Utah, 1951.
Chairman department physics College Engineering New York University, 1954-1961. Professor physics State University of New York, Buffalo, 1961-1983, professor emeritus, from 1983. Master Clifford Furnas College, 1969-1974.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member American Civil Liberties Union (national board 1958-1962, chairman Niagra Frontier chapter 1967-1969), Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Barbara Mayer, August 19, 1939. Children: John Benjamin, Stephen Lyle, Frances Elizabeth.