Background
Badger, Richard McLean was born on May 4, 1896 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Stillman and Carrie Mabel (Hewitt) Badger.
Badger, Richard McLean was born on May 4, 1896 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Stillman and Carrie Mabel (Hewitt) Badger.
Student, Northwestern University, 1916-1917, 19; Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1921; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1924; international research fellow in chemistry, Universities Gottingen and Bonn, Germany, 1928-1929.
Assistant professor of chemistry, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1929-1938; associate professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1938-1945; professor, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, from 1945. Lecturer in chemistry University of California, 1931.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member National Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi. M C.
Married Virginia Alice Sherman, July 8, 1933. Children: Anthony Sherman, Jennifer Hewitt.