Melvin Lax (March 8, 1922 – December 8, 2002) was a distinguished professor of physics at City College of New York[1][2] and was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983,[3] and notable for his contributions to research of random processes in physics.
in physics from New York University (summa cum laude) in 1942, and M.S.
Subsequently, Lax joined the new Theory Department at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey in 1955.
He worked first as a member of the technical staff from 1955 to 1962, as then as chairman of the theoretical physics department from 1962 to 1964.
[3] Lax was awarded the Willintwix Medal for Laser Science and Quantum Optics in 1999.