Alan Fowler (physicist)
American physicist (1928–2024)
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Alan Bicksler Fowler (October 15, 1928 – August 4, 2024) was an American physicist.[1]
Alan Bicksler Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1928 |
| Died | August 4, 2024 (aged 95) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, MS), Harvard University (PhD) |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Life and education
He was born in Denver, Colorado on October 15, 1928.[2] Fowler served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1953.[3]
He earned a BS in 1951, then an MS in 1952 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. In 1958, he earned his PhD from Harvard University.[2]
Fowler was married to Kathleen Devlin for 65 years, until her death in 2016, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.[4] He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[5]
Fowler died on August 4, 2024, at the age of 95 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6]
Career
He worked as a researcher for Raytheon Technologies, from 1953 to 1956,[2][7] and for IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center from 1958 to 1993, and was a member of the IBM MOS research group.[8]
He is an IBM Fellow Emeritus.[2]
Fowler is named as a co-inventor in nine U.S. Patents.[9]
Fowler was awarded the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize by the American Physical Society in 1988.[2]