Nationality American Institution Bell Labs Died June 2, 1996 | Name N. Hannay Fields Physical Chemistry | |
Born February 9, 1921Mount Vernon, Washington, USA ( 1921-02-09 ) Institutions Bell Telephone Laboratories Notable awards Acheson Medal (1976)Perkin Medal (1983)American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1986) | ||
Norman Bruce Hannay (9 February 1921 – 2 June 1996) was an American physical chemist who was Vice-President of Bell Telephone Laboratories.
He was born in Mount Vernon, Washington state. He studied chemistry and was awarded a B.A. in chemistry by Swarthmore College (1942) and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry by Princeton University (1944).
His entire career was spent at Bell Chemical Laboratories, where he was a Research Chemist (1942-1960), Chemical Director (1960-1967), Executive Director, Research, Material Science and Engineering from 1967 to 1973, and finally Vice-President, Research and Patents from 1973 to 1982. During his career he led research into semiconductors, superconductors, lasers and other related electronics.
He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He edited a series of volumes entitled Treatise on Solid State Chemistry.
He died of pneumonia in 1996. he had married his wife Joan and had two daughters.