Homer D. Hagstrum, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHomer D. Hagstrum
American physicist
Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1915
Date of Death: 07-Sep-1994
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Homer D. Hagstrum
- Homer Dupre Hagstrum (March 11, 1915 – September 7, 1994) was an American physicist who specialized in surface physics. Hagstrum was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the chairman of Division of Electron and Atomic Physics of American Physical Society, Head of Surface Physics Research at Bell Labs. He was a recipient of Davisson Germer Prize and Medard W.
- Welch Award.with British scientists.
- During this meeting Pearce (who wrote Science fiction stories) arranged a meeting with H.
- G.
- Wells, an internationally known science fiction writer.
- Pearce and Hagstrum also met with Rudy Kompfner during this trip.
- Since 1946 Homer specialized in Surface Physics which was an unknown sub-field of physics at that time.
- In 1954 Homer Hagstrum was appointed head of the Surface Physics Research Department until 1978 when he returned to his former position.
- He developed a metal multipurpose vacuum chamber in 1961 that is a model for many surface physics scientists today.
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