Background
Schneider, Walter Arthur was born on January 2, 1899 in East London, South Africa. Son of Richard and Frieda (Schroeder) Schneider.
Schneider, Walter Arthur was born on January 2, 1899 in East London, South Africa. Son of Richard and Frieda (Schroeder) Schneider.
Bachelor of Science, United States Africa, 1920. Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1922, Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1927. Electrical Engineer, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1936.
Came to the United States, 1920, nturalized, 1932. Instrument tester Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, 1920-1921. Assistant physics University of Michigan, 1921-1922.
Instructor Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1929-1935.
Instructor New York University, 1922-1927, assistant professor, 1927-1929, associate professor, 1929-1946, professor physics since 1947, director physics laboratories since 1929. Research photoelectricity, di-electric constants, nuclear physics.
Civilian with A.E.C., 1942-1946.
Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
Married Beatrice Haines, August 8, 1925.