Background
Page, Don Nelson was born on December 31, 1948 in Bethel, Alaska, United States. Son of Nelson Monroe and Zena Elizabeth (Payne) Page.
Theoretical gravitational physics educator
Page, Don Nelson was born on December 31, 1948 in Bethel, Alaska, United States. Son of Nelson Monroe and Zena Elizabeth (Payne) Page.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Mathematics, William Jewell College, 1971; Master of Science in Physics, California Institute Technology, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Astronomy, California Institute Technology, 1976; Master of Arts, U. Cambridge, England, 1978.
Research assistant, associate, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1972-1976, 87;
research assistant, North Atlantic Treaty Organization fellow, U. Cambridge, 1976-1979;
research fellow, Darwin College, Cambridge, 1977-1979;
assistant professor physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1979-1983;
associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1983-1986;
professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1986-1990;
professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, since 1990. Visiting research faculty, associate University Texas, Austin, 1982, 83, 86. Visiting research associate Institute Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988.
Visiting professor U. Alta, Edmonton, Canada, 1989-1990. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1985. Associate Canada Institute Advanced Research, Toronto, 1987-1991, fellow, since 1991.
Consultant Time-Life, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1990.
Fellow American Science Affiliation, Canada Institute Advanced Research. Member American Physical Society.
Married Catherine Anne Hotke, June 28, 1986. Children: Andrew Luke Nelson, John Paul Weslie, Anna Joy Claire.