Background
Olive, David Ian was born on April 16, 1937 in Staines, Middlesex, England. Son of Ernest Edward and Lilian Emma (Chambers) Olive.
professor of theoretical physics
Olive, David Ian was born on April 16, 1937 in Staines, Middlesex, England. Son of Ernest Edward and Lilian Emma (Chambers) Olive.
Master of Arts with honours, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1958; Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1963.
Research physicist, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1963-1964; research physicist, European Center Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1971-1977; research fellow Churchill College,, Cambridge U., 1964-1965; lecturer mathematics, Cambridge U., 1965-1971; lecturer, reader, professor, Imperial College, London, 1977-1992; research professor physics, U. Wales, Swansea, since 1992. Research professor of University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1982-1983, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1987-1988.
European Organization of Nuclear Research Theory Division 1971-1977.
Married Jenifer Mary Tutton, April 15, 1963. Children: Katharine Alice, Rosalind Mary.