Background
Spence, Robert Dean was born on September 12, 1917 in Bergen, New York, United States. Son of La Vergne Robert and Jennie (Waterman) Spence.
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Robert Dean Spence
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Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1939. Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1948.
Career
Assistant professor physics Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1947-1949, associate professor, 1949-1952, professor, 1952-1986, emeritus, from 1986. Visiting professor University Bristol, England, 1955-1956, Technische Hogesch., Eindhoven, Netherlands, 1964, Rijks universiteit, Leiden, Netherlands, 1970-1971.
Achievements
Membership
Member National Society Professional Engineers, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Helen Holbrook, June 14, 1942. Children– John, Elizabeth, Janet, Barbara.
