Theodore H. Berlin

Theodore H. Berlin (8 May 1917, New York City – 16 November 1962, Baltimore) was an American theoretical physicist. Berlin graduated in 1939 with B.S. in chemical engineering from Cooper Union. He graduated in 1940 with M.S. and in 1944 with Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His thesis advisor was Kasimir Fajans. During World War II, while still a graduate student, Dr. Berlin worked on the development of the Proximity fuze. His academic work was concerned with the electronic structure of molecules, and his thesis was on the quantization and electric interaction in diatomic molecules.

Theodore H. Berlin

Theodore H. Berlin (8 May 1917, New York City – 16 November 1962, Baltimore) was an American theoretical physicist. Berlin graduated in 1939 with B.S. in chemical engineering from Cooper Union. He graduated in 1940 with M.S. and in 1944 with Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His thesis advisor was Kasimir Fajans. During World War II, while still a graduate student, Dr. Berlin worked on the development of the Proximity fuze. His academic work was concerned with the electronic structure of molecules, and his thesis was on the quantization and electric interaction in diatomic molecules.