Edward Lambe
Ed Lambe was born
Prince Rupert, British Columbia and attended the University of British
Columbia in Vancouver. He went to Princeton University for graduate work,
doing his doctoral thesis with Robert Dicke on the gyromagnetic ratio of
electrons in hydrogen, and on the polarization of electrons from beta-decay.
Ed went to Washington University in 1956 as Assitant
Professor. While there he began his life-long career in the developement
of novel approaches in college physics teaching. In 1961, he came to Stony
Brook as Associate Professor. From 1962 to 1964 he was also the Executive
Secretary of the newly formed Commission on College Physics. Here at Stony
Brook he experimented with computer assisted instruction and developed
a set of laboratory experiments and tutorials. During the 1970's Ed was
Director of Stony Brook's Instructional Resource Center. Within the physics
department he supervised our majors who were being certified to teach high
school physics and also taught our methods course for several years.
In 1987 Ed retired and after a long illness died
in 1992. He left his wife Margaret, four children and seven grandchildren.
Ed was one of a number of able young physicists
in the 1960's who turned from research in physics to research about the
teaching of physics. He brought high intelligence, a deep understanding
of physics, creativity and charisma to the still unfinished revolution
in physics teaching.
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