Past Member
Joseph Weber
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
From the New York Times, October 9, 2000:
An emeritus professor of physics and a senior research scientist at the University of Maryland, Joseph Weber discovered the basic principle of what would come to be called masers and lasers and gave the first public talk ever on the subject in 1952. Soon after, he was the first to realize it might be possible to detect the minute distortions of space called gravitational waves that had been predicted by Einstein’s theory of relativity, and Weber built the first detectors to search for them.
James Glanz, “Joseph Weber Dies at 81; A Pioneer in Laser Theory,” New York Times, October 9, 2000.
Dates at IAS
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School of Natural Sciences
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Math/NS
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Math/NS
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Degrees
Catholic University of America
Ph.D.
1951
Honors
1990
Indian Astronomical Society, Honorary Life Member
1989
Boris Pregel Award for Research in Physics and Astronomy Maryland Hall of Fame
1989
Principles of Quantum Electroonics, Maser and Lasers
1970
Gravity Research Foundation, Babson Award
1959
Gravity Research Foundation Award, First Prize
Appointments
University of California, Irvine, California
1973
Visiting Professor Half Time
University of Maryland
1961
Professor of Physics
University of Maryland
1948
Professor of Electrical Engineering
