Background
Githens, Sherwood was born on October 31, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Sherwood and Charlotte (Fretz) Githens.
Githens, Sherwood was born on October 31, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Sherwood and Charlotte (Fretz) Githens.
Bachelor, Bucknell U., 1931; Master of Arts, U. North Carolina, 1933; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1936; postgraduate, Princeton University, 1933-1934.
Teaching fellow in physics, U. North Carolina, 1931-1933, 34-36; instructor, Wake Forest College, 1936-1937; assistant professor, Wake Forest College, 1937-1941; instructor aircraft electrical systems, Air Corps Technology School, Chanute Field, Illinois, 1941; assistant chief instructor, Air Corps Technology School, Sheppard Field, Texas, 1941-1942; lecturer electronics, Harvard University, 1942-1945; instructor communication engineering, Harvard University, 1945-1946; physicist Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1946-1949; department chairman physics, Baylor University, Texas, 1949-1952; director physical science division, United States Army Office Ordnance Research, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1952-1958; director internal research division, United States Army Office Ordnance Research, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1958-1959; deputy chief scientist, United States Army Office Ordnance Research, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1959-1962; professor science education, Duke U., Durham, 1962-1976; professor emeritus, Duke U., Durham, 1976-1980. Special lecturer North Carolina State University, 1955, 56-57, National Science Foundation Summer Institute, Baylor University, 1957, Duke U., 1958-1959.
Councilman City of Takoma Pk., Maryland., 1947-1949. Trustee Durham Technology Institute, 1961-1980. Program director United States Army Junior Science and Humanities Program, 1963-1980.
Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Rotary, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon
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Married Nancy Elizabeth Coates, 1939(deceased 1968). Children: Sherwood, Nancy L. Githens Washburn, Janet, John Dexter. Married Elizabeth Majors Smith, 1969.
Stepchildren: Sarah Randles, Ellen Dunlap.