Background
Bent, Robert Demo was born on December 22, 1928 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Edward and Florence (Demo) Bent.
Bent, Robert Demo was born on December 22, 1928 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Henry Edward and Florence (Demo) Bent.
Student, University Missouri, 1945-1946; Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1950; Master of Arts, Rice U., 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Rice U., 1954.
Research associate, Rice U., Houston, 1954-1955; Research associate, Columbia University, 1955-1958; visiting research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, summer 1955; assistant professor physics, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1958-1962; associate professor, Indiana U., 1962-1966; professor, Indiana U., 1966-1995; professor emeritus, Indiana U., since 1995.
Fellow American Physical Society.
Married Mary Alice Keating, June 9, 1956. Children— Lisa Clare, Jason Robert, Alan Demo.