Background
Nation, John Arthur was born on August 8, 1935 in Bridgwater, England. Came to the United States, 1965. Naturalized, 1991.. Son of Arthur John and Doris Edith (Rides) Nation.
researcher Electrical engineering educator
Nation, John Arthur was born on August 8, 1935 in Bridgwater, England. Came to the United States, 1965. Naturalized, 1991.. Son of Arthur John and Doris Edith (Rides) Nation.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, 1960.
Consultant Comitato Nazionale per L'Energia Nucleare, Frascati, Italy, 1960-1961. Staff physicist Central Electricity Generating Board, Leatherhead, England, 1962-1965. Electrical engineering faculty Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, since 1965, professor, 1978-2000, professor emeritus, since 2000, director School Electrical Engineering, 1984-1989.
Consultant miscellaneous companies, since 1965.
Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (plasma science Executive Committee 1985-1989, chair committee 1987-1988, Centennial medal 1984).
Married Sally Gillian Leeds, May 31, 1961. Children— Philip David, Robert James.