Background
Taylor, Robert Cooper was born on May 5, 1917 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Clarence Egbert and Marjorie Caroline (Cooper) Taylor.
Taylor, Robert Cooper was born on May 5, 1917 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Son of Clarence Egbert and Marjorie Caroline (Cooper) Taylor.
Bachelor, Kalamazoo College, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1947.
Chemist Manhattan Project, Brown U., Providence, 1942-1945; instructor physical chemistry, Brown U., Providence, 1947-1949; instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1949-1953; assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953-1958; associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1958-1963; professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1987; acting department chairman chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1966-1967; associate chairman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1986; professor emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1987. Consultant, member visiting staff Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1975-1985. Consultant Barrow Research Laboratory, Richmond, Virginia, 1974-1976.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Crystallographic Association, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society (member publications committee 1975-1977, member and consultant copyright committee 1976-1996, member commission on chemical abstracts 1977-1987, national councillor Huron Valley section 1973-1989, 95-96), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Evelyn Letitia Seeley, December 27, 1942. Children: David Robert, Donald Cooper.