Background
Gossard, Arthur Charles was born on June 18, 1935 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur Paul and Mary Catherine (Lineberger) Gossard.
Gossard, Arthur Charles was born on June 18, 1935 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur Paul and Mary Catherine (Lineberger) Gossard.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1960.
Solid state physicist, distinguished member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1960-1987; professor materials and electrical and computer engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1987.
Fellow American Physical Society (Oliver Buckley condensed matter physics prize 1984). Member National Academy of Engineering.
Married Marsha Jean Palmer, January 8, 1965. Children: Girard Christopher, Elinore Suzanne.