Background
Dowell, Samuel Wallace Mac was born on March 24, 1929 in Camaragibe, Brazil. Son of Samuel Wallace and Maria Anita (Amazonas) Mac Dowell. came to the United States, 1963.
Dowell, Samuel Wallace Mac was born on March 24, 1929 in Camaragibe, Brazil. Son of Samuel Wallace and Maria Anita (Amazonas) Mac Dowell. came to the United States, 1963.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University Pernambuco, Brazil, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Physics, Birmingham (England) University, 1958.
Research associate, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1959-1960; associate professor, Centro Brasileiro De Fisicas Pesquisas, Rio de Janeiro, 1960-1963; fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1963-1965; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1965-1967; professor, Yale University, New Haven, since 1968.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member Brazilian Academy Sciences.
Married Myriam Ramos Da Silva, February 2, 1953. Children: Ana Myriam, Samuel Wallace, Maria Dolores.