Richard Huntley Capps

Background

Capps, Richard Huntley was born on July 1, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles M. and Anna (Palmer) Capps.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Kansas, 1950; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1955.

Career

Research associate, University of California at Berkeley, 1955-1957; faculty, U. Washington, 1957-1958; research associate, Cornell Univercity, 1958-1960; faculty, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1960-1967; professor, Northwestern University, 1965-1967; professor physics, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1967-1994.

Achievements

• Richard Huntley Capps has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Joan P. Salatino, June 18, 1955. Married Thelma L. Blair, June 3, 1975. Stepchildren: Hollis Blair Westler, Patricia Blair Bollinger, Elizabeth B. Kreuzmann.

Father:

Charles M. Capps

Mother:

Anna (Palmer) Capps

Spouse:

Joan P. Salatino

Spouse:

Thelma L. Blair

child:

Patricia Blair Bollinger Capps

child:

Hollis Blair Westler Capps

child:

Elizabeth B. Kreuzmann Capps