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Rita G. Lerner
Rita Dorothy Guggenheim Lerner (May 7 1929 – July 16, 1994) was an American physicist, librarian, editor, and science communicator who worked for many years at the American Institute of Physics. With George L. Trigg, she was co-editor of the ''Encyclopedia of Physics'' (Addison-Wesley, 1981). Life Rita Guggenheim was born in New York, New York in 1929, and was a 1945 graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College in 1949, and was managing editor of the college yearbook. She went to Columbia University for graduate study, earning a master's degree in 1951 and (as Rita G. Lerner) completing her Ph.D. in 1956; her dissertation was ''Microwave Studies of Molecular Structure''. She came to the American Institute of Physics in the 1960s, hired as part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation for the improvement of scientific communication. She died on July 16, 1994 in Ardsley, New York. Recognition Lerner was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Institute Of Physics
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies. Its corporate headquarters are at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland, but the institute also has offices in Melville, New York, and Beijing. Historical overview The AIP was founded in 1931 as a response to lack of funding for the sciences during the Great Depression. /www.aip.org/aip/history "History of AIP" American Institute of Physics. July 2010. It formally incorporated in 1932 consisting of five original "member societies", and a total of four thousand members. A new set of member societies was added beginning in the mid-1960s. As soon as the AIP was established it began publishing scientific journals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |