Clyde N. Lindner ’55

CLYDE DIED Apr. 5, 1993, at San Jose Medical Center, after suffering a heart attack. He was an associate professor of physics at San Jose State Univ., where he had worked for 30 years. Born in Chicago, he and his family later moved to Red Bank, N.J. He prepared for Princeton at Red Bank H.S.

At Princeton, Clyde majored in physics, was a member of Prospect Club, and was active with Whig­Clio, the Student Christian Assn., the Lutheran Student Fellowship, and the Outing Club. He subsequently received his doctorate in physics from Stanford in 1962 and shortly afterwards began his career at San Jose State.

Clyde was described by his students and fellow professors as a tough teacher and remarkably intelligent. "In the physics world, he would be considered a renaissance man. He knew more about a wider range of subjects in physics than anyone on the staff," a colleague noted. The department chairman observed that "At one time or another he has taught all the different types of courses in the department."

Clyde was a private and shy man who divided his time among his work, his violin, and his family in Red Bank, with whom he remained dose. He commuted almost weekly to New Jersey from San Jose until his mother died.

Survivors include his sister, Gladys; his nephew, John; and a niece, Elizabeth Green.