Robert Joshua Rubin

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Robert Joseph Rubin
Born(1926-08-17)August 17, 1926
National Bureau of Standards, National Institutes of Health

Robert Joshua Rubin (

Fellow of the American Physical Society.[2]

Education and career

He received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and his doctorate also from Cornell, in 1951; his doctoral advisor was Peter Debye.[2]

He worked first at the Johns Hopkins Advanced Physics Laboratory, and then at the Bureau of Standards.

Personal life

From 1948 until his death in 2008, he was married to Vera Rubin. His children include Judith Young (astronomer) and Karl Rubin (mathematician).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Robert Joshua Rubin (1926 - 2008) - Genealogy".
  2. ^ a b c d Sullivan, Patricia (February 5, 2008). "Robert J. Rubin, 81; Scientist Whose Work Combined Disciplines". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 3, 2022.