Frank Perkins Whitman

Frank Perkins Whitman (1853–1919), was an American physicist

Frank Perkins Whitman
Born	29 July 1853  Troy
Died	15 June 1919  (aged 65) Cleveland
Alma mater	Brown University Johns Hopkins University
Occupation	Physicist
Employer	Case Western Reserve University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Biography

Whitman was born in Troy, New York on July 29, 1853. He was graduated at Brown University in 1874 and took his A.M. there in 1877, later studying at Johns Hopkins University. He was professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, in 1880–1886, and from 1886 occupied the same position at the Western Reserve University. He was a contributor to scientific periodicals.

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Whitman, Frank Perkins" . Encyclopedia Americana. p. 280.