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'''Leonard Isaac Schiff''' was born in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]] on March 29, 1915<ref name = "Bloch">
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'''Leonard Isaac Schiff''' was born in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]], on March 29, 1915<ref name = "Bloch">
{{Citation | last = Bloch | first = Felix | author-link = Felix Bloch
{{Citation | last = Bloch | first = Felix | author-link = Felix Bloch
| title = LEONARD ISAAC SCHIFF | place = Washington, D.C.
| title = LEONARD ISAAC SCHIFF | place = Washington, D.C.
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| url = http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=300
| url = http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=300
| isbn = 0-309-03391-8 | accessdate = 2009-09-22 }}</ref> and died on January 21, 1971 in [[Stanford, California]].
| isbn = 0-309-03391-8 | accessdate = 2009-09-22 | doi = 10.17226/577 }}</ref> and died on January 21, 1971, in [[Stanford, California]].
He was a [[physicist]] best known for his book ''Quantum Mechanics''.<ref name="histsoc.stanford.edu">http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfmem/SchiffL.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Seitz, Frederick|title=Review: L. I. Schiff, ''Quantum Mechanics''|journal=Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.|year=1950|volume=56|issue=2|pages=191–192|url=http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.bams/1183514555|doi=10.1090/s0002-9904-1950-09377-x}}</ref>
He was a [[physicist]] best known for his book ''Quantum Mechanics'',<ref name="histsoc.stanford.edu">{{cite web |url=http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfmem/SchiffL.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707184709/http://histsoc.stanford.edu/pdfmem/SchiffL.pdf |archivedate=2010-07-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Seitz, Frederick|title=Review: L. I. Schiff, ''Quantum Mechanics''|journal=Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.|year=1950|volume=56|issue=2|pages=191–192|url=http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.bams/1183514555|doi=10.1090/s0002-9904-1950-09377-x|doi-access=free}}</ref> originally published in 1949<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schiff |first= Leonard |title=Quantum mechanics |publisher= McGraw-Hill |year= 1949}}</ref> (a second edition appeared in 1955 and a third in 1968).


==Education==
==Education==
Leonard Schiff entered [[Ohio State University]] at age 14.<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu">http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~jpritchard/bios/schiff.htm</ref> Schiff received his B.S. & M.S. (working under [[Llewellyn Thomas|L. H. Thomas]]) from [[Ohio State University]] and his doctorate from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1937 under [[Philip M. Morse]] with thesis ''Theory of the Collision of Light Elements''.<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=175206}}</ref>
Leonard Schiff entered [[Ohio State University]] at age 14.<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~jpritchard/bios/schiff.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410114217/http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~jpritchard/bios/schiff.htm |archivedate=2010-04-10 }}</ref> Schiff received his B.S. & M.S. (working under [[Llewellyn Thomas|L. H. Thomas]]) from [[Ohio State University]] and his doctorate from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1937 under [[Philip M. Morse]] with thesis ''Theory of the Collision of Light Elements''.<ref>{{MathGenealogy|id=175206}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Schiff was a theoretical physicist who, after completing his doctorate, worked as a research associate for two years at the [[University of California]] and the [[California Institute of Technology]]. From 1940-1945 he was a faculty member at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. From 1945-1947, he worked at [[Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory]] and joined the [[physics]] faculty at [[Stanford University]] in 1947.<ref>http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4;doc.view=entire_text</ref>
Schiff was a theoretical physicist who, after completing his doctorate, worked as a research associate for two years at the [[University of California]] and the [[California Institute of Technology]]. From 1940 to 1945 he was a faculty member at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. From 1945 to 1947, he worked at [[Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory]] and joined the [[physics]] faculty at [[Stanford University]] in 1947.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4;doc.view=entire_text |title = Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers}}</ref>


In 1948, Schiff became one of the initial directors of [[Varian Associates]] who provided technical support to the company, along with [[Edward Ginzton]], [[William Webster Hansen|William Hansen]], and [[Marvin Chodorow]].<ref>http://www.varianinc.com/cgi-bin/nav?/corp/history</ref>
In 1948, Schiff became one of the initial directors of [[Varian Associates]] who provided technical support to the company, along with [[Edward Ginzton]], [[William Webster Hansen|William Hansen]], and [[Marvin Chodorow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.varianinc.com/cgi-bin/nav?/corp/history |title= About Varian, Inc|website=www.varianinc.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020212237/http://www.varianinc.com/cgi-bin/nav?%2Fcorp%2Fhistory |archive-date=2010-10-20}}</ref>


In the late 1959 and 1960 Schiff and fellow physicist George Pugh wrote papers which advocated using orbiting gyroscopes to test [[general relativity]]. Schiff teamed with fellow Stanford faculty [[Bob Cannon]] and [[William M. Fairbank|Bill Fairbank]] to conduct research that provided part of the foundation for the [[Gravity Probe B]] (GP-B) to test [[Einstein]]'s theory of relativity.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/168809main_gpb_nutshell-0506.pdf</ref>
In 1959 and 1960 Schiff and fellow physicist George Pugh wrote papers which advocated using orbiting gyroscopes to test [[general relativity]]. Schiff teamed with fellow Stanford faculty [[Bob Cannon]] and [[William M. Fairbank|Bill Fairbank]] to conduct research that provided part of the foundation for the [[Gravity Probe B]] (GP-B) to test [[Albert Einstein]]'s theory of relativity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/168809main_gpb_nutshell-0506.pdf|title=What is Gravity Probe B?|website=NASA|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref><ref>
{{Cite book | last = Will | first = Clifford M. | authorlink = Clifford Martin Will| title = Was Einstein right?: putting general relativity to the test | publisher = BasicBooks | year = 1986 | location = New York, NY | pages = 238–239| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZuP9JQzc00C&pg=PA239 | isbn = 0-465-09088-5}}</ref>
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{{Cite book | last = Will | first = Clifford M. | authorlink = Clifford Martin Will
| title = Was Einstein right?: putting general relativity to the test
| publisher = BasicBooks | year = 1986 | location = New York, NY | pages = 238–239
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=9ZuP9JQzc00C&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq=schiff+cannon+fairbank+pool#v=onepage&q=schiff%20cannon%20fairbank%20pool&f=false
| accessdate = 2010-01-28 | isbn = 0-465-09088-5}}</ref>


He was the first chairman of the Faculty Senate at Stanford.<ref name = "hall" />
He was the first chairman of the Faculty Senate at Stanford.<ref name = "hall" />
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==Family==
==Family==
Leonard Schiff was the son of Edward and Mathilda Schiff and was of [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]] Jewish descent.<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu"/>
Leonard Schiff was the son of Edward and Mathilda Schiff and was of [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]] Jewish descent.<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu"/>
He married Francis Ballard in 1941.<ref>http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=307</ref> They were the parents of two children: Leonard Schiff and Ellen Schiff. His wife was a cousin of Artemus Ginzton who was married to Schiff's friend and colleague [[Edward Ginzton]].<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu"/>
He married Francis Ballard in 1941.<ref>{{Cite book | url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=307 |doi = 10.17226/577|title = Biographical Memoirs|year = 1983|isbn = 978-0-309-03391-6}}</ref> They were the parents of two children: Leonard Schiff and Ellen Schiff. His wife was a cousin of Artemus Ginzton, the wife of Schiff's friend and colleague [[Edward Ginzton]].<ref name="cfa.harvard.edu"/>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
Schiff became a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]] in 1939.<ref>{{cite web |title=APS Fellow Archive |url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=S |publisher=American Physical Society}}</ref> He was elected to membership in the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Members | publisher = National Academy of Sciences | url = http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMBERS_Main | accessdate = 2010-03-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100305084215/http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMBERS_Main | archive-date = 2010-03-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 1966, he received the [[Oersted Medal]] of the [[American Association of Physics Teachers]].<ref name="histsoc.stanford.edu"/> Also, he received the Dinkelspiel Award for Excellence in Teaching at [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4 |title = Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers}}</ref>
Schiff was elected a fellow of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 1957.<ref>

{{Cite web | title = Members | publisher = National Academy of Sciences
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Schiff Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at Stanford, is named for him.<ref name = "hall">{{cite web |title=Governor's Corner - Residence Halls |url=https://rde.stanford.edu/studenthousing/governors-corner-sterling-quad |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=2021-04-28}}</ref>
| url = http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMBERS_Main | accessdate = 2010-03-17}}</ref> In 1966, he received the [[Oersted Medal]] of the [[American Association of Physics Teachers]].<ref name="histsoc.stanford.edu"/> Also, he received the Dinkelspiel Award for Excellence in Teaching at [[Stanford University]].<ref>http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4</ref>


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Schiff Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at Stanford, is named for him.<ref name = "hall">{{cite web|url=http://web.stanford.edu/dept/rde/cgi-bin/drupal/housing/housing/sterling-quadrangle|title=Sterling Quadrangle|work=Stanford University|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=300 National Academies Press Biography - Leonard Schiff
*[http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=577&page=300 Read "Biographical Memoirs: Volume 54" at NAP.edu] National Academies Press Biography - Leonard Schiff
*http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4 Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers, 1948–1971
*[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf609nb1db;developer=local;query=;style=oac4 Schiff (Leonard I.) Papers] Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers, 1948–1971
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*[http://www.stanford.edu/dept/physics/history/# Quantum Mechanics and Leonard Schiff] stanford.edu
*http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Schiff%2c+Leonard+I. Leonard I. Schiff, The Free Dictionary
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*http://www.stanford.edu/dept/physics/history/# Quantum Mechanics and Leonard Schiff


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Latest revision as of 17:28, 12 January 2024

Leonard Isaac Schiff was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on March 29, 1915[1] and died on January 21, 1971, in Stanford, California. He was a physicist best known for his book Quantum Mechanics,[2][3] originally published in 1949[4] (a second edition appeared in 1955 and a third in 1968).

Education

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Leonard Schiff entered Ohio State University at age 14.[5] Schiff received his B.S. & M.S. (working under L. H. Thomas) from Ohio State University and his doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937 under Philip M. Morse with thesis Theory of the Collision of Light Elements.[6]

Career

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Schiff was a theoretical physicist who, after completing his doctorate, worked as a research associate for two years at the University of California and the California Institute of Technology. From 1940 to 1945 he was a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1945 to 1947, he worked at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and joined the physics faculty at Stanford University in 1947.[7]

In 1948, Schiff became one of the initial directors of Varian Associates who provided technical support to the company, along with Edward Ginzton, William Hansen, and Marvin Chodorow.[8]

In 1959 and 1960 Schiff and fellow physicist George Pugh wrote papers which advocated using orbiting gyroscopes to test general relativity. Schiff teamed with fellow Stanford faculty Bob Cannon and Bill Fairbank to conduct research that provided part of the foundation for the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) to test Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.[9][10]

He was the first chairman of the Faculty Senate at Stanford.[11]

Family

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Leonard Schiff was the son of Edward and Mathilda Schiff and was of Lithuanian Jewish descent.[5] He married Francis Ballard in 1941.[12] They were the parents of two children: Leonard Schiff and Ellen Schiff. His wife was a cousin of Artemus Ginzton, the wife of Schiff's friend and colleague Edward Ginzton.[5]

Recognition

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Schiff became a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1939.[13] He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1957.[14] In 1966, he received the Oersted Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers.[2] Also, he received the Dinkelspiel Award for Excellence in Teaching at Stanford University.[15]

Schiff Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at Stanford, is named for him.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Bloch, Felix (1983), "LEONARD ISAAC SCHIFF", Biographical Memoirs, vol. 54, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, pp. 300–323, doi:10.17226/577, ISBN 0-309-03391-8, retrieved September 22, 2009
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Seitz, Frederick (1950). "Review: L. I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 56 (2): 191–192. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1950-09377-x.
  4. ^ Schiff, Leonard (1949). Quantum mechanics. McGraw-Hill.
  5. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Leonard I. Schiff at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  7. ^ "Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers".
  8. ^ "About Varian, Inc". www.varianinc.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010.
  9. ^ "What is Gravity Probe B?" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Will, Clifford M. (1986). Was Einstein right?: putting general relativity to the test. New York, NY: BasicBooks. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-465-09088-5.
  11. ^ a b "Governor's Corner - Residence Halls". Stanford University. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Biographical Memoirs. 1983. doi:10.17226/577. ISBN 978-0-309-03391-6.
  13. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society.
  14. ^ "Members". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  15. ^ "Guide to the Leonard I. Schiff Papers".
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