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Harrison, Bertrand Kent, 1935?-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1935?-

Biographical History

Bertrand Kent Harrison (approximately 1935- ) is the son of Brigham Young University botany professor Bertrand Fereday Harrison, an employee of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and a physics professor at Brigham Young University.

Bertrand Kent Harrison was born around 1935 at the Crane Maternity Home in Provo, Utah to Bertrand Fereday and Lorna Jensen Harrison. The eldest sibling of four children, including Linnaea Lindstrom, Harrison delivered copies of the Provo Daily Herald and the Salt Lake Tribune throughout Provo. For his undergraduate, he attended Brigham Young University and graduated as valedictorian with a Bachelor’s of Science in 1955. While at BYU, he married Janyce Maxfield on June 25, 1954. Harrison went on to receive a Master’s degree and PhD from Princeton. Upon graduation, he worked at Los Alamos Laboratory between 1959-1964. He was eventually hired as a Physics professor at BYU. He has authored fifty papers ranging from relativity and mathematical physics, alongside a textbook on physical science and various conference addresses on five continents.

Citation:
UPB Files, June 15, 2017 (Born to Bertrand Fereday Harrison and Lorna Jensen at the Crane Maternity Home; delivered newspapers including the Provo Daily Herald an the Salt Lake Tribune)

Ancestry.com, June 15, 2017 (Eldest brother to Linnaea Lindstrom; b. approximately 1935; full name is Bertrand Kent Harrison; married Janyce Maxfield on June 25, 1954)

FairMormon.com, June 15, 2017 (Bertrand Fereday Harrison was a professor of Botany at BYU; Kent recieved a B.S. at BYU in 1955 with him being valedictorian; recieved an M.A. and PhD at Princeton; worked at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory between 1959-1964 and as a Physics professor at BYU afterwards; published 50 papers, authored a textbook on Physical Science, and gave various conference addresses on five continents.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with B. Kent and Janyce Harrison, 2012 February 3

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2623: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of B. Kent and Janyce Harrison administered by Redd Center intern Shayla Sturgess for the Center's "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History." Topics discussed in this interview include the Harrison’s experiences growing up in Provo, Utah, performances and events which took place in the Provo Tabernacle, and a description of businesses which used to exist in Provo, including the Paramount Theatre. Material dated February 3, 2012.

Dates: 2012 February 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

Oral history interview with B. Kent Harrison, 2012 July 17

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2588: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of B. Kent Harrison administered by Redd Center intern Paul Perry for the "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include his family origins, his experiences working at Brigham Young University, and memories of the Provo Tabernacle. Material dated July 17, 2012.

Dates: 2012 July 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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