About David H. Rank
Lived 1907 – 1981 (aged 74). David H. Rank was an American physicist.
Diagram of a RKE eyepiece developed by Rank David Herr Rank (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1981) was an American spectroscopist.
Rank was born in Annville, Pennsylvania and attended Lebanon Valley College in his hometown. He pursued graduate study at Pennsylvania State University beginning in 1930 and joined the faculty in 1935. He retired in 1972 and died at Centre County Community Hospital in State College, Pennsylvania, on January 17, 1981, aged 74.
He was a Fellow of The Optical Society and APS, and he received the Frederic Ives Medal in 1969.
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Who was David H. Rank?
American scientist (1907-1981)
When was David H. Rank born?
David H. Rank was born on 2 January 1907 in Annville Township.
When did David H. Rank die?
David H. Rank died on 17 January 1981.
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David H. Rank was a physicist.
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David H. Rank was American.
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