Robert Barden Watson

Background

Watson, Robert Barden was born on April 14, 1914 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Floyd Rowe and Estelle Jane (Barden) Watson.

Education

AB, University of Illinois, 1934; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1941.

Career

Teaching assistant, University of California at Los Angeles, 1935-1936; teaching assistant, instructor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1936-1941; research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940-1941; research associate, Underwater Sound Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1941-1945; from assistant to associate professor physics, University Texas, Austin, 1945-1960; research associate, University Texas, Austin, 1946-1960; physical science administrator, unites states department of the Army, Washington, 1960-1976. Consultant architectural acoustics, Austin, 1946-1960. Representative to various national and international science groups United States Army, Washington, 1960-1976.

Achievements

• Robert Barden Watson has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (Science Freedom and Responsibility award 1993), Acoustical Society of America. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Society of America, Association American Physics Teachers, Washington Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Genevieve L. Carter, October 11, 1941. Children: Ann Barden, Roberta Gail, Douglas Carter.

Father:

Floyd Rowe Watson

Mother:

Estelle Jane (Barden) Watson

Spouse:

Genevieve L. Carter

child:

Roberta Gail Watson

child:

Douglas Carter Watson

child:

Ann Barden Watson