John Dove Isaacs

John Dove Isaacs (March 28, 1919 – June 6, 1980) was an American engineer and oceanographer.

John Dove Isaacs
Born(1919-03-28)March 28, 1919
DiedJune 6, 1980(1980-06-06) (aged 61)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Spouse(s)Mary Carol nee Zender
Scientific career
InstitutionsScripps Institution of Oceanography, at UCSD

He became full professor at the University of California, San Diego, which honored him posthumously by creating the John Dove Isaacs Chair in Natural Philosophy.

He was honored by being elected to the American Geophysical Union, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20110308032222/http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/IsaacsBio.html


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