Emory Leon Chaffee was an American physicist. He was a professor at Harvard University from 1911 to 1953.
Chaffee was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He studied electrical engineering and received his bachelor's degree from MIT in 1907. Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1885, Somerville, MA
Died: March 8, 1975 (age 89 years), Waltham, MA
Award: IEEE Medal of Honor (1959)