Background
Humphreys, Richard Franklin was born on May 16, 1911 in Greenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Thomas and Tunia Daisy (Cunningham) Humphreys.
Humphreys, Richard Franklin was born on May 16, 1911 in Greenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Thomas and Tunia Daisy (Cunningham) Humphreys.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1933. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1939.
Instructor physics Syracuse (New York) University, 1939-1940. Instructor Yale, 1940-1942, assistant professor, 1942-1947, associate professor, 1947-1949, acting director Sloan Laboratory, 1942-1945. Consultant physicist New Haven Clock Company, 1943-1945.
Physicist in sonar Bureau Ships, 1945.
Assistant chairman physics Armour Research Foundation, Chicago, 1949-1951, chairman, 1951-1956, assistant director, 1956-1959, vice president 1959-1961. President The Cooper Union, 1961-1968.
Board of directors Washington Square Association, Josiah Macy Junior Foundation, Associate Hospital Service New New York Trustee Mills College Education.
Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.