Background
Fisher, Philip Chapin was born on August 3, 1926 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Raymond Castle and Alice Chapin (Coggins) Fisher.
Fisher, Philip Chapin was born on August 3, 1926 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Raymond Castle and Alice Chapin (Coggins) Fisher.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Rochester, 1947; Master of Science in Physics, University of Illinois, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Illinois, 1953.
Staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1953-1959; consultant scientist physical science laboratory, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1974; physicist, Ruffner Associations, Menlo Park, California, 1975-1977, 82-94; senior physicist, Rasor Associations, Mountain View, California, 1976-1977; sensor engineering manager, Gas Tech, Inc., Newark, California, 1977-1991; physicist, Ruffner Associations, Inc., Santa Fe, since 1995. Consultant Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1959-1964.
Member American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Institute Elec. and Electronics Engineers, Society Photo-OpticalInstrumentation Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Ruffner Ball, August 18, 1948. 1 child, Christine Chapin Fisher Latham.