Background
Brown, Sanborn Conner was born on January 19, 1913 in Beirut, Lebanon. Son of Julius Arthur and Helen Elizabeth (Conner) Brown.
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Education
Parents United States citizens. Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1935, Master of Arts, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy (Kramer fellow 1937-1938), Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1944.
Career
Teaching fellow Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1938-1941, instructor physics, 1941-1945, assistant professor, 1945-1949, associate professor, 1949-1962, professor, 1962-1975. Associate dean of the Graduate School, 1963-1975.
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Membership
Member board directors Metcom, Incorporated. (Salem, Massachusetts). Member School Committee, Lexington, Massachusetts, chairman, 1961-1975.
Technology adviser United States delegate 2d United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, Geneva, 1958.
Member United States national committee, president on physics education International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (chairman Rumford committee 1955-1958, Chairman of Commission on educational activities 1957-1961), American Physical Society (chairman division electron physics 1951-1952).
Member American Association Physics Teachers (Chairman of Commission science apparatus for educational institutions 1955-1960, treasurer 1955-1962.
Connections
Married Lois L. Wright, June 21, 1940. Children: Peter M., Stanley West., Prudence East. Assistant.
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November 28, 1981 (aged 68)