Background
Thornton, Edward Ralph was born on July 19, 1935 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Olin and Edna Rosamund (Hettinger) Thornton.
Thornton, Edward Ralph was born on July 19, 1935 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Ralph Olin and Edna Rosamund (Hettinger) Thornton.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy (National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959.
National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959-1960; National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard, 1960-1961; assistant professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1961-1965; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1965-1969; professor, University of Pennsylvania, since 1969.
Member American Chemical Society (9th Philadelphia section award 1970), Federation American Scientists, Royal Society Chemistry (London), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, Sierra Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Elizabeth Dee Kaplan, February 18, 1969. 1 daughter, Cara Emily.