Francis E. Low

Francis E. Low
Born(1921-10-27)October 27, 1921
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 2007(2007-02-16) (aged 85)
Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Known for
SpouseNatalie Sadigur (m. 1948)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsMIT, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doctoral advisorsHans Bethe
Aage Bohr[1]
Doctoral studentsLouise Dolan
Mitchell Feigenbaum
Alan Guth
Websitewww.franciselowfoundation.org

Francis Eugene Low (October 27, 1921 – February 16, 2007) was an American theoretical physicist.[2] He was an Institute Professor at MIT, and served as provost there from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the influential JASON Defense Advisory Group.[3]

  1. ^ Low, F. (1950). "On the effects of internal nuclear motion on the hyperfine structure of deuterium". Physical Review. 77 (3): 361–370. Bibcode:1950PhRv...77..361L. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.77.361. The author wishes to thank Professor H.A. Bethe and Dr. A. Bohr, who gave generously of their time and interest, and whose help and criticism were indispensable.
  2. ^ "Francis Low, Array of Contemporary American Physicists". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ^ Aaserud, Finn (June 28, 1991). "Oral History Transcript — Dr. Steven Weinberg". American Institute of Physics.