Jabez Curry Street (May 5, 1906 – November 7, 1989) was an American physicist, a co-discoverer of atomic particles called muons. National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Jabez Curry Street;By K. T. Bainbridge, E. M. Purcell, N. F. Ramsey, and K. Strauch
/ref> Street was also notable for heading the group at MIT that created ground and ship radar systems. He also directed development of LORAN Navigation System, which is used worldwide for navigation purposes. Street was chairman of the physics department at Harvard University and acting director of the Cambridge Electron Accelerator, a member of the

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. The

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called him "a boldly innovative experimental physicist whose discoveries in cosmic rays influenced decisively the course of high-energy physics."

Chronology

* May 5, 1906: born in Opelika, Alabama * 1927: B.S. in electrical engineering, the

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(renamed in 1960 Auburn University) * 1931: Ph.D., the University of Virginia with thesis ''The fall of potential in electrical discharges'' under the supervision of

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* 1932–1970: Harvard University, Instructor to Professor of Physics * 1936: elected a Fellow of the

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(search on year=1936 and institution=Harvard University) * 1937: discovers muons with

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at Harvard University * 1940–1945: MIT Radiation Laboratory, Researcher * 1953: elected to the

* 1955–1960: Harvard University, Chair, Department of Physics * 1962–1963: Harvard-MIT Cambridge Electron Accelerator, Acting Director * 1970–1976: Harvard University, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics * 1976: retired * 1976–1989: Harvard University, Emeritus Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics * November 7, 1989: died in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Street, Jabez C. 1906 births 1989 deaths People from Opelika, Alabama University of Virginia alumni Auburn University alumni 20th-century American physicists Harvard University faculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty Fellows of the American Physical Society Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences