Background
Dekker, Adrianus Jacobus was born on November 8, 1918 in The Hague, Netherlands. Son of Johannes and Dirkje (Bongers) Dekker.
Dekker, Adrianus Jacobus was born on November 8, 1918 in The Hague, Netherlands. Son of Johannes and Dirkje (Bongers) Dekker.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Amsterdam, 1945.
Research physicist, Philips Research laboratories, Eindhoven, Holland, 1943-1947;
associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1947-1952;
professor electrical engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1952-1960;
professor solid state physics, U. Groningen, The Netherlands, 1960-1984;
visiting professor, United States Florida, Tampa, 1984-1990. Retired;
consultant Honeywell Research Center, Minneapolis, 1955-1958, Philips Research laboratories, Eindhoven, 1961-1975. Member North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research Grants Panel, Brussels, 1973-1977.
With Holland Army, 1939-1940. Fellow American Physical Society. Member Physical Society of the Netherlands, Sigma Xi.
Married Albertina Vandersluis, August 8, 1947. Children: Anita Joan, Beatrix Edith.