13 Facts About Henry Margenau

Henry Margenau was a German-American physicist and philosopher of science.

Henry Margenau worked on the theory of microwaves and the development of duplexing systems that enabled a single radar antenna both to transmit and receive signals.

Henry Margenau worked on spectral line broadening, a technique used to analyse and review the dynamics of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Henry Margenau wrote extensively on science, his works including: Ethics and Science, The Nature of Physical Reality, Quantum Mechanics and Integrative Principles of Modern Thought.

Henry Margenau wrote in 1954 the important introduction for the classic book of Hermann von Helmholtz, On the Sensations of Tone.

In 1968, Henry Margenau was invited to give the Wimmer Lecture at St Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Henry Margenau embraced indeterminism as the first step toward a solution of the problem of human freedom.

Henry Margenau served on a commission of the World Council of Churches in developing an ecumenical position on nuclear weapons and atomic warfare.

Henry Margenau was appointed Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and Natural Philosophy as Yale in 1950, a post he was to hold until his retirement from formal academic life in 1986.

Henry Margenau became a staff member at both the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton and the MIT Radiation Laboratory.

Henry Margenau's work embraced investigation of intermolecular forces, spectroscopy, nuclear physics and electronics.

Henry Margenau co-authored parapsychological papers with his friend Lawrence LeShan.

Henry Margenau was married to Liesel Noe and the couple parented two sons and a daughter.