Robert Joshua Rubin
Robert Joseph Rubin | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1926 New York, New York |
| Died | January 18, 2008 (aged 81) Washington, District of Columbia |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Illinois, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Bureau of Standards, National Institutes of Health |
Robert Joshua Rubin (/ˈruːbɪn/; August 17, 1926 – January 1, 2008)[1] was an American mathematician whose work involved modelling complex physical systems.[2] He worked principally at the National Bureau of Standards, and was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and also a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[2]
Education and career[]
He received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and his doctorate also from Cornell, in 1951; his doctoral advisor was Peter Debye.[2]
He worked first at the Johns Hopkins Advanced Physics Laboratory, and then at the Bureau of Standards.
Personal life[]
From 1948 until his death in 2008, he was married to Vera Rubin. His children include Judith Young (astronomer) and Karl Rubin.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2008 deaths
- Cornell University alumni
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- Scientists from New York City
- National Institute of Standards and Technology people