Douglas L. Mills
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| Born | Douglas Leon Mills April 2, 1940 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 2012 (aged 71) Duarte, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupations | Physicist, writer |
Douglas Leon Mills (April 2, 1940 – March 29, 2012) was an American physicist and writer.
Life and career
Mills as born in Berkeley, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning his BS degree in engineering physics in 1961 and his PhD degree in physics in 1965. After earning his degrees, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Paris-Sud University in Orsay.[1]
Mills served as a professor in the department of physics at the University of California, Irvine from 1966 to 2010.[2] During his years as a professor, in 1972, he was named a fellow of the American Physical Society,[3] and in 1991, he wrote the book Nonlinear Optics: Basic Concepts, published by Springer-Velag.[4]
Death
Mills died on March 29, 2012, in Duarte, California, at the age of 71.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Douglas Leon Millions". Academic Senate. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ "In Memory of Professor Douglas L. Mills". University of California, Irvine. April 16, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ Mills, D. L. (1991). Nonlinear Optics: Basic Concepts. Springer-Velag. ISBN 9783540541929 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Douglas Leon Mills". Physics Today. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Douglas Leon Mills". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- 1940 births
- 2012 deaths
- Scientists from Berkeley, California
- Physicists from California
- 20th-century American physicists
- 21st-century American physicists
- 20th-century American male writers
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
