Larry Shaw (physicist)
Early and personal life
Early and personal life
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Lawrence N. Shaw was born in Washington, D.C., on August 12, 1939, to Wilfred L. Shaw and Ida W. Shaw. Larry's father worked for the Department of Agriculture. The family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in California when he was a year\-and\-a\-half toddler. Larry Shaw graduated from [Pleasant Hill](/wiki/Pleasant_Hill%2C_California "Pleasant Hill, California") High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from [Reed College](/wiki/Reed_College "Reed College") in [Portland, Oregon](/wiki/Portland%2C_Oregon "Portland, Oregon") in 1961\.

It was at Reed where he met his future wife, Catherine Adams. They were married in 1963 and had two daughters, now Dr. Tara Shaw in sports medicine, and Dr. Sara Shaw, a veterinarian. Larry and Catherine celebrated their wedding anniversary 54 times on the "full moon in June" and would have a "re\-wedding" every seven years, because the "body has pretty much become new every seven years."


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