Background
Brewer, Richard George was born on December 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Louis Ludwig and Elise Brewer.
Brewer, Richard George was born on December 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Louis Ludwig and Elise Brewer.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1958.
Instructor, Harvard University, 1958-1960;
assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1963;
member research staff, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation Research Laboratory, San Jose, California, 1963-1973;
International Business Machines Corporation fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation Research Laboratory, since 1973;
consultant professor applied physics, Stanford University, since 1977;
Adjunct Professor, National Institute Optics, Florence, Italy, since 1977. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968-1969, U. Tokyo, spring 1975, University of California, Santa Cruz, fall 1976. Member California Scientist of Year Awards Jury, 1980, 81.
Member committee atomic and molecular physics National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1974-1977;member review panel for National Bureau Standards, 1981-1984. Member commission on recommendations United States Army Basic Science Research, 1982-1985. Review committee San Francisco Laser Center, 1980-1983, Atomic Energy Commission-Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1974.
Board physics and astronomy National Research Council/National Academy Sciences, 1983-1987.
Served with Army of the United States, 1955-1957. Fellow Am Physical Society (joint county quantum electronics 1982-1983, O.E. Buckley prize committee), Optical Society American (chairman optical physics technical county 1978-1980, commission on fellows and honorary members 1981, W.F. Meggers award committee 1981). Member NAS.
Married Lillian Magidow, September 23, 1954. Children: Laurence R., Emily S., Catherine.