Leonard Benedict Loeb (16 Sep 1891 Zürich, Switzerland - 17 Jun 1978 Pacific Grove, Monterey, California) was a Professor of physics for 36 years at U.C. Berkeley who was best known for his research in gaseous electronics. He published 20 books and one hundred and eighty papers.
Leonard Benedict Loeb was the son of scientist Dr Jacques Isaac Loeb (7 Apr 1859 Mayer, Prussia - 11 Feb 1924 Hamilton, Bermuda) who did important research in animal psychology, physiology and zoology and Annie Louise Leonard Loeb (1862 - 1946) who earned a Ph.D. in philosophy.
In 1928 in California, Leonard Benedict Loeb married first Lora M Lane (1906 - 1977) and had two daughters:
1) Anne Leonard Loeb married first Lee Roy "Leo" Johannsen (1925 - 1994) and married second Glen Eugene Bredon (1932 – 2000). Children with Leo Johannsen: Joel and Lenore. Children with Glen Eugene Bredon: Aaron and Joelle.
2) Jacqueline Lora Loeb married first Richard D Hill and married second Paul Milas Conner (1920 - 2008). Children with Paul Conner: Blair and Garth.
In May 1941 in Dahlgren, Virginia, Leonard Benedict Loeb married second Charlotte Annie Pearson (1914 – 2002) and had two daughters:
1) Valerie Jean Loeb, Ph.D.
2) Diana Benedict Loeb (1942 - 1993) married Robert W Cruden, children: Nathalie R, Lydia M, and Steward W.
Leonard Benedict Loeb conducted undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley, Columbia University finally University of Chicago where he earned his B.S. in 1912. He earned a Ph.D. in 1916 from University of Chicago. He spent short periods at the National Bureau of Standards, University of Mancheste before returning to University of Chicago (1919 - 1923) with a National Research Fellowship.
In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at Berkeley and he was promoted to full professor in 1929. In 1958 he became Professor Emeritus and continued his research work until a few years before his death.
His areas of research included electrical discharges in gases, atomic and molecular physics and static electrification. He applied his research to the study of the upper atmosphere and the phenomena of lightning. He applied the use of vacuum tubes (and later solid state electronics) to the precise measurement of ionization of gases. His lab also researched phosphorescence, molecular beams and radioactive decay.
He served in the war effort in France during World War I earning the rank of second lieutenant. In 1941 during World War II he served in the projectile laboratory at the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia. He commanded the ship de-gaussing program in San Francisco. While at Berkeley he became friends with physicist Ernest O Lawrence and later attracted him to U.C. Berkley. Ernest O Lawrence would become critical to the development of nuclear technology during the war.
While I was an undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley I spent many holidays with his late wife Charlotte Annie (Pearson) Loeb. Charlotte confided in me that her husband found his greatest satisfaction with his students. He enjoyed motivating them and was equally excited to work with undergraduates and graduate students alike and worked tirelessly to help them achieve their full potential.
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Leonard Benedict Loeb was the son of scientist Dr Jacques Isaac Loeb (7 Apr 1859 Mayer, Prussia - 11 Feb 1924 Hamilton, Bermuda) who did important research in animal psychology, physiology and zoology and Annie Louise Leonard Loeb (1862 - 1946) who earned a Ph.D. in philosophy.
In 1928 in California, Leonard Benedict Loeb married first Lora M Lane (1906 - 1977) and had two daughters:
1) Anne Leonard Loeb married first Lee Roy "Leo" Johannsen (1925 - 1994) and married second Glen Eugene Bredon (1932 – 2000). Children with Leo Johannsen: Joel and Lenore. Children with Glen Eugene Bredon: Aaron and Joelle.
2) Jacqueline Lora Loeb married first Richard D Hill and married second Paul Milas Conner (1920 - 2008). Children with Paul Conner: Blair and Garth.
In May 1941 in Dahlgren, Virginia, Leonard Benedict Loeb married second Charlotte Annie Pearson (1914 – 2002) and had two daughters:
1) Valerie Jean Loeb, Ph.D.
2) Diana Benedict Loeb (1942 - 1993) married Robert W Cruden, children: Nathalie R, Lydia M, and Steward W.
Leonard Benedict Loeb conducted undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley, Columbia University finally University of Chicago where he earned his B.S. in 1912. He earned a Ph.D. in 1916 from University of Chicago. He spent short periods at the National Bureau of Standards, University of Mancheste before returning to University of Chicago (1919 - 1923) with a National Research Fellowship.
In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at Berkeley and he was promoted to full professor in 1929. In 1958 he became Professor Emeritus and continued his research work until a few years before his death.
His areas of research included electrical discharges in gases, atomic and molecular physics and static electrification. He applied his research to the study of the upper atmosphere and the phenomena of lightning. He applied the use of vacuum tubes (and later solid state electronics) to the precise measurement of ionization of gases. His lab also researched phosphorescence, molecular beams and radioactive decay.
He served in the war effort in France during World War I earning the rank of second lieutenant. In 1941 during World War II he served in the projectile laboratory at the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia. He commanded the ship de-gaussing program in San Francisco. While at Berkeley he became friends with physicist Ernest O Lawrence and later attracted him to U.C. Berkley. Ernest O Lawrence would become critical to the development of nuclear technology during the war.
While I was an undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley I spent many holidays with his late wife Charlotte Annie (Pearson) Loeb. Charlotte confided in me that her husband found his greatest satisfaction with his students. He enjoyed motivating them and was equally excited to work with undergraduates and graduate students alike and worked tirelessly to help them achieve their full potential.
Please contact me by hitting the edit button and the suggestion button if you have additional information you would like to send.
Leonard Benedict Loeb (16 Sep 1891 Zürich, Switzerland - 17 Jun 1978 Pacific Grove, Monterey, California) was a Professor of physics for 36 years at U.C. Berkeley who was best known for his research in gaseous electronics. He published 20 books and one hundred and eighty papers.
Leonard Benedict Loeb was the son of scientist Dr Jacques Isaac Loeb (7 Apr 1859 Mayer, Prussia - 11 Feb 1924 Hamilton, Bermuda) who did important research in animal psychology, physiology and zoology and Annie Louise Leonard Loeb (1862 - 1946) who earned a Ph.D. in philosophy.
In 1928 in California, Leonard Benedict Loeb married first Lora M Lane (1906 - 1977) and had two daughters:
1) Anne Leonard Loeb married first Lee Roy "Leo" Johannsen (1925 - 1994) and married second Glen Eugene Bredon (1932 – 2000). Children with Leo Johannsen: Joel and Lenore. Children with Glen Eugene Bredon: Aaron and Joelle.
2) Jacqueline Lora Loeb married first Richard D Hill and married second Paul Milas Conner (1920 - 2008). Children with Paul Conner: Blair and Garth.
In May 1941 in Dahlgren, Virginia, Leonard Benedict Loeb married second Charlotte Annie Pearson (1914 – 2002) and had two daughters:
1) Valerie Jean Loeb, Ph.D.
2) Diana Benedict Loeb (1942 - 1993) married Robert W Cruden, children: Nathalie R, Lydia M, and Steward W.
Leonard Benedict Loeb conducted undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley, Columbia University finally University of Chicago where he earned his B.S. in 1912. He earned a Ph.D. in 1916 from University of Chicago. He spent short periods at the National Bureau of Standards, University of Mancheste before returning to University of Chicago (1919 - 1923) with a National Research Fellowship.
In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at Berkeley and he was promoted to full professor in 1929. In 1958 he became Professor Emeritus and continued his research work until a few years before his death.
His areas of research included electrical discharges in gases, atomic and molecular physics and static electrification. He applied his research to the study of the upper atmosphere and the phenomena of lightning. He applied the use of vacuum tubes (and later solid state electronics) to the precise measurement of ionization of gases. His lab also researched phosphorescence, molecular beams and radioactive decay.
He served in the war effort in France during World War I earning the rank of second lieutenant. In 1941 during World War II he served in the projectile laboratory at the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia. He commanded the ship de-gaussing program in San Francisco. While at Berkeley he became friends with physicist Ernest O Lawrence and later attracted him to U.C. Berkley. Ernest O Lawrence would become critical to the development of nuclear technology during the war.
While I was an undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley I spent many holidays with his late wife Charlotte Annie (Pearson) Loeb. Charlotte confided in me that her husband found his greatest satisfaction with his students. He enjoyed motivating them and was equally excited to work with undergraduates and graduate students alike and worked tirelessly to help them achieve their full potential.
Please contact me by hitting the edit button and the suggestion button if you have additional information you would like to send.
Leonard Benedict Loeb was the son of scientist Dr Jacques Isaac Loeb (7 Apr 1859 Mayer, Prussia - 11 Feb 1924 Hamilton, Bermuda) who did important research in animal psychology, physiology and zoology and Annie Louise Leonard Loeb (1862 - 1946) who earned a Ph.D. in philosophy.
In 1928 in California, Leonard Benedict Loeb married first Lora M Lane (1906 - 1977) and had two daughters:
1) Anne Leonard Loeb married first Lee Roy "Leo" Johannsen (1925 - 1994) and married second Glen Eugene Bredon (1932 – 2000). Children with Leo Johannsen: Joel and Lenore. Children with Glen Eugene Bredon: Aaron and Joelle.
2) Jacqueline Lora Loeb married first Richard D Hill and married second Paul Milas Conner (1920 - 2008). Children with Paul Conner: Blair and Garth.
In May 1941 in Dahlgren, Virginia, Leonard Benedict Loeb married second Charlotte Annie Pearson (1914 – 2002) and had two daughters:
1) Valerie Jean Loeb, Ph.D.
2) Diana Benedict Loeb (1942 - 1993) married Robert W Cruden, children: Nathalie R, Lydia M, and Steward W.
Leonard Benedict Loeb conducted undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley, Columbia University finally University of Chicago where he earned his B.S. in 1912. He earned a Ph.D. in 1916 from University of Chicago. He spent short periods at the National Bureau of Standards, University of Mancheste before returning to University of Chicago (1919 - 1923) with a National Research Fellowship.
In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at Berkeley and he was promoted to full professor in 1929. In 1958 he became Professor Emeritus and continued his research work until a few years before his death.
His areas of research included electrical discharges in gases, atomic and molecular physics and static electrification. He applied his research to the study of the upper atmosphere and the phenomena of lightning. He applied the use of vacuum tubes (and later solid state electronics) to the precise measurement of ionization of gases. His lab also researched phosphorescence, molecular beams and radioactive decay.
He served in the war effort in France during World War I earning the rank of second lieutenant. In 1941 during World War II he served in the projectile laboratory at the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia. He commanded the ship de-gaussing program in San Francisco. While at Berkeley he became friends with physicist Ernest O Lawrence and later attracted him to U.C. Berkley. Ernest O Lawrence would become critical to the development of nuclear technology during the war.
While I was an undergraduate at U.C. Berkeley I spent many holidays with his late wife Charlotte Annie (Pearson) Loeb. Charlotte confided in me that her husband found his greatest satisfaction with his students. He enjoyed motivating them and was equally excited to work with undergraduates and graduate students alike and worked tirelessly to help them achieve their full potential.
Please contact me by hitting the edit button and the suggestion button if you have additional information you would like to send.
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