Robert Marshak

Dr.
Robert Eugene Marshak
Photo of Marshak in 1939 with a glass of radiosodium he has been drinking for a radioactive tracer experiment
Marshak in 1939 with a glass of radiosodium he has been drinking from during a radioactive tracer experiment
8th President of City College of New York
In office
1970–1979
Preceded byBuell G. Gallagher
Succeeded byBernard W. Harleston
President of the American Physical Society
In office
1983–1983
Preceded byMaurice Goldhaber
Succeeded byMildred Dresselhaus
Personal details
BornOctober 11, 1916
DiedDecember 23, 1992 (1992-12-24) (aged 76)
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Cornell University (PhD)

Robert Eugene Marshak (October 11, 1916 – December 23, 1992) was an American physicist, educator, and eighth president of the City College of New York.