John Kevin Silk

Background

Silk, John Kevin was born on May 6, 1938 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Leo and Margaret Mary (Lynch) Silk.

Education

AB, Harvard College, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969.

Career

Engineer, Rytheon Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1960-1964; private business, consultant, Weston, Massachusetts, 1964-1969; senior scientist, American Science and Engineering, Cambridge, 1969-1988; chief scientist, Block Engineering, Boston, since 1988.

Achievements

• John Kevin Silk has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: cooking, music.

Connections

Married Laura Pearce Wright, november 26, 1960. Children: Catherine C., Sean C.

Father:

John Leo Silk

Mother:

Margaret Mary (Lynch) Silk

Spouse:

Laura Pearce Wright

child:

Sean C. Silk

child:

Catherine C. Silk