Stanley S. Ballard

Stanley S. Ballard
Born 1908
Died 1998
Fields Optics
Alma mater Pomona College
University of California, Berkeley
Notable awards Oersted Medal (1986)

Stanley S. Ballard (1908–1998[1]) was an American physicist, specializing in optics. He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1963[2] and of the American Association of Physics Teachers during 1968–69.[3] In 1986 he was awarded the Oersted Medal.[4] During World War II, Ballard served as a Commander in the United States Navy. From 1956 to 1959 he was the President of the International Commission for Optics.

Ballard obtained his Ph.D and M.Sc. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree from Pomona College. He served on the faculties of several physics departments, including as chairman at Tufts University and the University of Florida.[4] He coauthored the books, Polarized Light (with William A. Shurcliff) and Physics Principles (with Edgar P. Slack and Erich Hausmann).

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References

  1. ↑ Rice, Jennifer M. (1998). "Stanley S. Ballard. 1908–1998. In Memoriam". Optics & Photonics News 9 (6): 12. Bibcode:1998OptPN...9S..12R.
  2. ↑ "Past Presidents of the Optical Society of America". Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. ↑ "AAPT Presidents". American Association of Physics Teachers. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  4. 1 2 S. Rigden, John (1986). "American Association of Physics Teachers 1986 Oersted Medalist: Stanley S. Ballard". American Journal of Physics 54 (8): 684. Bibcode:1986AmJPh..54..684R. doi:10.1119/1.14503.


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