Background
Peterson, Charles John was born on October 13, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles John and Edna Jerome (Bishop) Peterson.
Peterson, Charles John was born on October 13, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles John and Edna Jerome (Bishop) Peterson.
Bachelor of Science, University Washington, 1967. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1975.
Fellow department terrestrial magnetism, Carnegie Institution Washington, 1974-1976; research associate, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, La Serena, Chile, 1976-1978; assistant professor astronomy, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1978-1983; associate professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1983. Advisor Kansas Missouri Skeptics, since 1988.
Sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1968-1970. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union (chairman working group on internal motions in galaxies 1985-1991), Astronomical Society Pacific (board editors 1989-1992), History of Science Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Erlene Towne, June 10, 1967. 1 child, Nathaniel Sixto.