Background
Thompson, David John was born on January 11, 1945 in Cincinnati. Son of Martin Monroe and Jean Mildred (Beckert) Thompson.
Thompson, David John was born on January 11, 1945 in Cincinnati. Son of Martin Monroe and Jean Mildred (Beckert) Thompson.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1973.
Research assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1969-1973; research associate, U. Maryland., College Park, 1973; astrophysicist, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1973. Member High Energy Management Operations Working Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1990-1992, member gamma ray astrophysics program working group, since 1994.
Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society.
Married Carlynn Jean Grumbles, May 27, 1972. Children: Lessa Anne, Kira Jo.