Background
Blankenship, James Lynn was born on March 26, 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Lynn and Louise Franklin (Toole) Blankenship.
Blankenship, James Lynn was born on March 26, 1931 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Lynn and Louise Franklin (Toole) Blankenship.
Bachelor of Science, U. Tennessee, 1954; Master of Science in Physics, U. Tennessee, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy of Physics, U. Tennessee, 1973.
Development engineer, senior staff member physics devision, Lockheed Martin Energy Sys. (formerly Union Carbide), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1955-1991; research professor Joint Institute Heavy Ion Research, U. Tennessee, Oak Ridge, since 1991.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (nuclear instruments and detector committee 1960-1966).
Married Jamie Marguerite Gillenwaters, August 31, 1951. Children: Sylvia, Maria, Bruce, James III.