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Thomas B. Day

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American scientist and university administrator

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Thomas B. Day
Physics
#5516
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#7361
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#1642
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According to Wikipedia, Thomas Brennock Day was an American scientist and university administrator. He served as the president of San Diego State University from 1978 to 1996. Early life Day was born in New York City on March 7, 1932. He was the youngest of six children of an insurance salesman and department store clerk. His father died when Day was three years old. His interest in mathematics and science was piqued after reading science fiction and listening to stories from his older brother, an engineer who was employed on railroad bridges and tunnels. Day later attended Catholic boarding schools and was awarded a scholarship to attend college. He studied at the University of Notre Dame on the recommendation of his mother, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1952. He went on to obtain a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics from Cornell University in 1957.

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