William Low

Background

Low, William was born on April 25, 1922 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Nachum and Erna (Rimalt) Low.

Education

Bachelor with 1st class honors, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1946. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1989.

Career

Professor physics, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, since 1950; professor physics, Weizman Institute, Rechovot, Israel, 1962-1964; professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1965, 82-83; professor physics, Atomic Energy Laboratory, Grenoble, France, 1974; professor physics, Columbia University, New York City, 1985-1986; professor physics, Tel-Aviv U., 1988. Visiting professor U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1990. Managing director Plasma Engineering, Israel, since 1994.

President, rector, Jerusalem College Technology, 1970-1982, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1986-1989. Chairman Research and Development Hebrew U., 1961-1963, member Executive Committee, 1962-1964.

Achievements

• William Low has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Paramagnetic Resonance in Solids

Membership

Member European Physical Society, Colloque Ampere. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Automobile Association.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, Jewish philosophy, relationship of science and religion.

Connections

Married Dvorah Lederer, December 1948 (deceased February 1969). Children: Esther, Nachum, Avraham, Chava, Shimon. Married Sara Katzburg, August 15, 1970.

Children: Zippora, Ayala, Mirjam, Rivka.

Father:

Nachum Low

Mother:

Erna (Rimalt) Low

Spouse:

Dvorah Lederer

Spouse:

Sara Katzburg

child:

Avraham Low

child:

Zippora Low

child:

Shimon Low

child:

Nachum Low

child:

Ayala Low

child:

Rivka Low

child:

Chava Low

child:

Esther Low

child:

Mirjam Low