Francis Sears
| Francis Weston Sears | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 1, 1898 Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1975 (aged 77) Norwich, Vermont, U.S. |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | University teaching of physics and co-author of a classic textbook of university physics; Debye-Sears effect in acousto-optics |
| Spouse | Mildred Cornwall |
Francis Weston Sears (October 1, 1898 – November 12, 1975) was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at MIT for 35 years before moving to Dartmouth College in 1956 and is best known for co-authoring University Physics, an introductory physics textbook, with Mark Zemansky. The book, first published in 1949, is often referred to as "Sears and Zemansky", although Hugh Young became a coauthor in 1973.
In 1932 he collaborated with Peter Debye in the discovery of what is now called the Debye-Sears effect, the diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves.
Sears was a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, and was active in the American Association of Physics Teachers, serving as its president in 1956.
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