Lawrence Badash

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Lawrence Badash

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Lawrence Badash's Degrees

• PhD History of Science University of California, Berkeley
• Masters History of Science University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelors Physics University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Lawrence Badash Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Lawrence Badash was an American professor of the history of physical sciences, specializing in the history of physics, particularly the history of nuclear physics and nuclear weapons. Education and career Badash graduated in 1956 with a B.S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a Reserve Officers' Training Corps student. After serving three years as a naval aviator, he became a graduate in the physics department of Yale University but soon switched to the history of science. He became Derek de Solla Price's first doctoral student. Badash received his Ph.D. in 1964 and his Ph.D. thesis was eventually published in 1979 as the monograph Radioactivity in America: Growth and Decay of a Science. He was a NATO Postdoctoral Science Fellow at the University of Cambridge. In the history department of the University of California, Santa Barbara, he taught the history of the physical sciences. He joined the department in 1966 and retired as professor emeritus in 2002.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Lawrence Badash?

Lawrence Badash is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Yale University
• University of California, Santa Barbara