Background
Goldhaber, Gerson was born on February 20, 1924 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Charles and Ethel (Frisch) Goldhaber. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1953.
Goldhaber, Gerson was born on February 20, 1924 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Charles and Ethel (Frisch) Goldhaber. came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1953.
Master of Science, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy honoris causus, U. Stockholm, 1986.
Instructor, Columbia University, New York City, 1950-1953; acting assistant professor physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1953-1954; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1954-1958; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1963; professor physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1992; professor physics emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1992; Miller research professor Miller Institute Basic Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1958-1959, 75-76, 84-85; professor Graduate School, University of California-Berkeley, since 1994; Morris Loeb lecturer in physics, Harvard University, 1976-1977.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society (Panofsky prize 1991), Sigma Xi. Member Royal Swedish Academy Science (foreign), National Academy Science.
Married Judith Margoshes, May 30, 1969. Children— Amos Nathaniel, Michaela Shally, Shaya Alexandra.
