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Lamb, Richard Compton was born on September 8, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jennings Chalmer and Neolia Frances (Roberts) Lamb.
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Richard Compton Lamb, American Physicist, researcher. Achievements include co-discovery of high energy gamma rays from the Crab Nebula; co-development of a sensitive detector of very high energy cosmic gamma rays. With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Physical Society (nominating committee High Energy Astrophysics division 1985); member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1963.
Career
Research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1963-1964; assistant scientist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1964-1967; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1967-1972; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1972-1996; emeritus professor, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1996. Consultant Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1990. Visiting associate Caltech, since 1996.
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With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Physical Society (nominating committee High Energy Astrophysics division 1985). Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
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Married Jane Oldham, August 29, 1959. Children: Chery Leigh, Richard Compton Junior, David Robert, Wayne Eagleheart.
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National Research Council-Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior research associate, 1982-1983. Honor lecturer Mid-American State University, 1988-1989. Recipient College Research award, 1993. Principal investigator unites states department Energy, Iowa State University, 1980-1996.National Research Council-Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior research associate, 1982-1983. Honor lecturer Mid-American State University, 1988-1989. Recipient College Research award, 1993.
Principal investigator unites states department Energy, Iowa State University, 1980-1996.