Background
Clarke, John was born on February 10, 1942 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in the United States, 1968. Son of Victor Patrick and Ethel May (Blowers) Clarke.
Clarke, John was born on February 10, 1942 in Cambridge, England. Arrived in the United States, 1968. Son of Victor Patrick and Ethel May (Blowers) Clarke.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1964. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1968.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Cambridge University, 2003.
Assistant Professor 1969-1971, Association Professor' 1971-1973, Professor since 1973. Principal Investigator, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley since 1969. Visiting Fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge 1989.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship 1970-1972. Adolph C. and Mary Sprague Miller Research Professorship 1975-1976.
Guggenheim Fellowship 1977-1978, California Scientist of the Year 1987, Fritz London Memorial.
Contributor numerous articles to professional journals.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society London (Hughes medal 2004), American Physical Society (Joseph F. Keithley Advances in Measurement Science award 1998), British Institute Physics, Christ's College (honorary), Royal Society Arts and Sciences (Gothenburg, Sweden) (foreign member 2007).
Married Grethe Fog Pedersen, September 15, 1979. 1 child, Elizabeth Jane.
