Background
Purbrick, Robert Lamburn was born on December 5, 1919 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Harold Lamburn and Violet Mae (Barker) Purbrick.
Purbrick, Robert Lamburn was born on December 5, 1919 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Harold Lamburn and Violet Mae (Barker) Purbrick.
Bachelor, Willamette University, 1942. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1947.
Physics instructor University Wisconsin, 1942—1944. Research physicist Argonne Laboratory, University Chicago, 1944—1946. Professor physics Willamette University, Salem, since 1947.
Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Optical Society America, American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi.
Married Ursula M. Glaeser, August 15, 1953. Children: Sally Anne, Edith Ingrid, Carol Jean.