Background
Furry, Wendell Hinkle was born on February 18, 1907 in Prairieton, Indiana, United States. Son of John Henry and Effie (Hinkle) Furry.
Furry, Wendell Hinkle was born on February 18, 1907 in Prairieton, Indiana, United States. Son of John Henry and Effie (Hinkle) Furry.
Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1928. Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy (fellow in physics), 1932. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard, 1941.
Assistant physics University of Illinois, 1928-1931. Instructor physics Harvard University, 1934-1937, assistant professor, 1937-1940, associate professor, 1940-1962, professor, 1962-1977, emeritus, 1977-1984, department chairman, 1965-1968. Research associate radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1945.
Research in relativistic quantum theory, cosmic rays, kinetic theory, quantum theory of measurement.
National Research Council fellow University of California, California Institute Technology, 1932-1934. Guggenheim fellow, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1950.
Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association Physics Teachers, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Josephine Sawdey, December 27, 1931. Children: Ellen Jane (Mistress William F. Brewer, Junior.