Allan C. G. Mitchell

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Allan Charles Gray Mitchell (1902-November 7, 1963) was an American physicist. He was a professor and head of the Indiana University Bloomington department of physics.

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Early life and education

Mitchell was born in 1902, the son of Milly Gray (Dumble) and astronomer Samuel Alfred Mitchell. He earned a master of arts in physics from University of Virginia in 1924. [1] He completed his doctorate in physical chemistry at California Institute of Technology from 1924 to 1927. His advisor was Richard C. Tolman. He completed postdoctorate work in physics with James Franck and Arnold Sommerfeld. [2]

Career

Mitchell was a professor and head of the Indiana University Bloomington department of physics. From 1943 to 1947, Mitchell served on the Council of the American Physical Society. He served for three terms as the president of the Midwestern Universities Research Association. [3]

Personal life

He was the father of economist Alice Rivlin. [4]

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References

  1. "Samuel A. Mitchell - Director, 1913-1945". faculty.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  2. Hanson, Frank B. (November 6, 1939). "Interview with Allan C. G. Mitchell". The Rockefeller Foundation. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  3. "Allan C. G. Mitchell". Physics Today. 17 (1): 124. 1964. doi: 10.1063/1.3051339 . ISSN   0031-9228.
  4. "Alice Rivlin, Fed vice chair who was deficit hawk, dies at 88". Pensions & Investments. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-05-16.