Background
Watkins, George Daniels was born on April 28, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul F. and Lois V. (Daniels) Watkins.
Watkins, George Daniels was born on April 28, 1924 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul F. and Lois V. (Daniels) Watkins.
Bachelor of Science, Randolph-Macon College, 1943. Honorary Doctor of Science, 1976. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952.
Research physicist, General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1952-1975; Adjunct Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1962-1965; Adjunct Professor, State University of New York-Albany, 1969-1972; Sherman Fairchild professor physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1975-1995; professor emeritus, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, since 1995; chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Defects in Semiconductors, 1981; member solid state advising committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1980-1985.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Physical Society (Oliver E. Buckley award 1978), American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Carolyn Lenore Nevin, June 19, 1949. Children: Lois Roberta, Paul Brent, Ann Romaine.