Background
Devons, Samuel was born on September 30, 1914 in Bangor, N.Wales, United Kingdom. Son of David Isaac and Edith (Edlestein) Devons. came to the United States, 1959.
Devons, Samuel was born on September 30, 1914 in Bangor, N.Wales, United Kingdom. Son of David Isaac and Edith (Edlestein) Devons. came to the United States, 1959.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge (England) University, 1935; Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy (Exhibition 1851 scholar), Trinity College, Cambridge (England) University, 1939; Master of Science, Manchester (England) University, 1959.
Senior science officer, Air Ministry, Ministry Supply, United Kingdom, 1939-1945;
fellow, director studies, lecturer physics, Trinity College, 1946-1949;
professor physics, Imperial College, London, England., 1950-1955;
Langworthy professor physics, director physical laboratories, U. Manchester, 1955-1960;
professor physics, Columbia University, 1960-1984;
professor emeritus, Columbia University, since 1985;
department chairman, Columbia University, 1963-1967. Royal Society-Leverhulme visiting professor, Andhra, India, 1967-1968. Racah visiting professor physics Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1973.
Balfour visiting professor of history of science Weizmann Institute, Israel, 1974, Board of Governors, since 1971. Royal Society.Rutherford Memorial Lecturer, Australia, 1989. Member Technology Assistance-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Team of United Nations to S. American, 1957.
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Served with Royal Air Force, 1944-1945. Fellow: Phi Beta Kappa, The Joseph Priestley Association (founder, convenor since 1986), New York Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, Royal Society London.
Son of David Isaac and Edith (Edlestein) D. M. Celia Ruth Toubkin, September 7, 1938. Children– Susan Danielle, Judith Rosalind, Amanda Jane, Cathryn Ann Julie.