Julius Adams Stratton
Julius Adams Stratton (May 18, 1901 – June 22, 1994) was an American electrical engineer, physicist, and university administrator. He attended the University of Washington for one year, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, then transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1923 and a master's degree in 1926 both in electrical engineering. He then followed graduate studies in Europe and the Technische Hochschule of Zürich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland, awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science in 1928.
Julius Adams Stratton | |
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| 11th President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| In office 1959–1966 | |
| Preceded by | James Rhyne Killian |
| Succeeded by | Howard Wesley Johnson |
| 1st Chancellor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| President | James Rhyne Killian |
| Succeeded by | Paul E. Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1901 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1994 (aged 93) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Stratton-Chu integral equation |
| Awards | Medal for Merit (1946) Fellow of the APS (1936) IEEE Medal of Honor (1957) Faraday Medal (1961) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Streuungskoeffizient von Wasserstoff nach der Wellenmechanik (1928) |
| Doctoral advisors | |
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