Einarsson, Alfred W. (1915-2009)
Date Updated
10-6-2019
Department
Physics
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
1985
Educational Background
University of California, Berkeley, 1946 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, 1941 MA
University of California, Berkeley, 1937 AB
Teaching Experience
San Jose State College/University, 1950-1985
American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1959-1960
University of Southern California, 1946-1950
University of California, Berkeley, 1937-1946
Administrative and Professional Experience
IBM Research, 1956‑1967:
Research in summers and one IBM class per week during semesters (not every semester), Physics Review for Engineers.
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Personal Commentary
I would like to include a brief biography of my parents:
Father:
Sturla Einarsson
b. Dec. 15, 1879 near Skaga Fjordur, Iceland
Family came to USA (Duluth) 1884
Spent 4 years in first grade learning English
University of Minnesota, AB, Math, 1905
University of Cal (Berkeley), Ph.D., Astronomy, 1913
University of Cal (Berkeley) Assistant/Associate/Professor
Astronomy, 1913‑1950
Mother:
Anna R. Kidder
b. Sept. 15, 1890, Waltham, Mass.
Family moved to San Diego, 1905
University of Cal (Berkeley) AB, Math, 1912
Graduate student in Astronomy, 1912‑1914
Date Completed: 6/96
Adapted from: Biographies of Retired Faculty San Jose State University 1997: A Project of the Emeritus Faculty Association of San Jose State University. San Jose, CA: The University, 1997.