William M. Fairbank, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William M. Fairbank

American physicist

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1989

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Martin Fairbank (24 February 1917 in Minneapolis – 30 September 1989 in Palo Alto) was an American physicist known in particular for his work on liquid helium.Fairbank obtained his A.
B.
degree from Whitman College (1939) and his Ph.D.
in physics from Yale University (1948) under the supervision of C.
T.
Lane.
He then went on to a productive academic career. Assistant Professor of Physics, Amherst College, 1947–1952 Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics, Duke University, 1952–1959 Professor to Max H.
Stein Professor of Physics, Stanford University 1959–1985 Emeritus Professor of Physics, Stanford University 1985–1989