Background
Hanau, Richard was born on August 1, 1917 in New York City. Son of Leo and Stella (Bloch) Hanau.
Hanau, Richard was born on August 1, 1917 in New York City. Son of Leo and Stella (Bloch) Hanau.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1947.
Assistant Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, summers 1937-1939. Teaching fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1941-1944, research associate, 1944-1946. Associate professor University Kentucky, Lexington, 1947-1960, professor physics, 1960-1983, professor physics emeritus, since 1983.
Visiting professor University Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 1953-1954. Visiting associate professor University Connecticut, Storrs, summers 1954-1955. Professor University Indonesia, Bandung, 1956-1958, acting head physics department, 1957.
Research assistant University Rochester, New York, 1958-1959, summers, 1959-1962. Supervisor Summer Science Institute College Physics, Delhi, India, summer 1966. Consultant American Heritage Publication Company, New York City, 1964-1967.
Visiting scholar Optical Sciences Center, University Arizona, Tucson, 1973-1974.
Member Optical Society of America (emeritus), Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Laia Pearlmutter, January 2, 1941. 1 dau, Loren Michael.