Background
Rankin, James Edwin was born on September 9, 1943 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harvey Walter and Helen Elise (Engel) Rankin.
Rankin, James Edwin was born on September 9, 1943 in Pittsburgh. Son of Harvey Walter and Helen Elise (Engel) Rankin.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1968). Law Clerk to Judge Bernard M. Decker, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 19681969.
Staff scientist Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1978-1980. Private practice computer consultant New York City, 1980-1989, 93—. Systems manager Bantam Doubleday Dell Public Group, Inc., 1990-1993.
Member Committee of Concerned Scientists, Queens, New York, since 1984.
Contributor Classical and Quantum Gravity, International Journal Theor. Physical, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers transactions Electron Devices.
Member American Physical Society (small committees since 1984), New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi (associate member).