Education
Fairbank obtained his A. B. degree from Whitman College (1939) and his Doctor of Philosophy in physics from Yale University (1948) under the supervision of C. T. Lane.
physicist university professor
Fairbank obtained his A. B. degree from Whitman College (1939) and his Doctor of Philosophy in physics from Yale University (1948) under the supervision of C. T. Lane.
He then went on to a productive academic career. Assistant Professor of Physics, Amherst College, 1947–1952
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics, Duke University, 1952–1959
Professor to Max H. Stein Professor of Physics, Stanford University 1959–1985
Emeritus Professor of Physics, Stanford University 1985–1989.
National Academy of Sciences.