Background
Fleischer, Robert Louis was born on July 8, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Leo H. and Rosalie (Kahn) Fleischer.
(In the late 1950s, scientists at General Electric -- amon...)
In the late 1950s, scientists at General Electric -- among them the author -- discovered that when mica is exposed to energetic charged particles, the particles leave latent tracks in the material. It soon turned out that glass, plastics, or certain other materials can be similarly treated. This discovery paved the way not only for a new and useful method of measuring radioactivity, it has also found widespread applications in other fields, ranging from geology and materials science to archaeology and art history. Fleischer presents the history of these developments and discusses the applications of the technique in a way that will interest anyone even with only a minimal knowledge of physics.
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Fleischer, Robert Louis was born on July 8, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Leo H. and Rosalie (Kahn) Fleischer.
AB, Harvard University, 1952; AM, Harvard University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1956.
Assistant professor metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956-1960;
physicist, General Elec. Research Laboratory, Schenectady, 1960-1992;
research professor earth and environmental science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, since 1992;
research professor geology, Union College, Schenectady, New York, since 1997. Senior research fellow physics California Institute Technology, 1965-1966.
Adjunct Professor physics and astronomy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967-1968. Adjunct Professor geological science State University of New York, Albany, 1982-1987. Consultant United States Geological Survey, 1967-1970, General Electric Research and Development Center, 1992-1993.
Visiting scientist National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor applied physics and mechanic engineering Yale University, 1984. Visiting scientist Materials Research Society, 1995.
(In the late 1950s, scientists at General Electric -- amon...)
(In the late 1950s, scientists at General Electric -- amon...)
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President Zoller School Parent-Teachers Association, 1968-1969. Member committee on candidates Schenectady Citizens Convention for School Board, 1969-1972, 82-83, chairman, 1969-1970, 71-72, vice chairman convention, 1977-1978, chairman, 1978-1979. Member committee on priorities Schenectady School Board, 1974-1975.
Board directors Schenectady Citizens' League, Freedom Forum, Inc. Member Mayor's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 2000. Fellow: National Academy of Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Metals, Health Physics Society, American Geophysical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society.
Member: Materials Research Society, International Nuclear Track Society (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara L. Simons, June 10, 1954. Children: Cathy Ann, Elizabeth Lee.