Background
Thorson, John Wells was born on February 25, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Allen Wells and Gertrude Helene (Ericson) Thorson.
Thorson, John Wells was born on February 25, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Allen Wells and Gertrude Helene (Ericson) Thorson.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Rensselaer University, Troy, New York, 1955. Master of Science in Physics, Rensselaer University, Troy, New York, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Neurophysiology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965.
Physicist, General Electric, Santa Barbara, 1955-1960; postdoctoral fellow, National Science Foundation, Germany, England, 1965-1967; assistant professor, researcher, University of California, San Diego, 1967-1969; visiting researcher, Oxford (England) University, 1969-1972; visiting researcher, Max Planck Institute, Seewiesen, Germany, 1969-1972; consultant, Max Planck Institute, Seewiesen, Germany, since 1972; consultant, Max Planck Institute, Tübingen, Germany, since 1995.
Married Marguerite Biederman, July 17, 1964.