Background
Salem, Kenneth George was born on December 5, 1928 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George John and Sadie (Abraham) Salem.
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Kenneth George Salem
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Graduated from the high school, Johnstown.
Career
Machinist, Thompson Products, Cleveland, 1950; defense plant inspector, Stevens Manufacturing, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania defense plant inspector, Ireco, Eugene, Oregon steel inspector, industrial engineer, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Johnstown industrial sales representative, M. Glosser & Sons, Inc., Johnstown, 1964-1986; theoretical physicist private practice, Johnstown, since 1986.
Achievements
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Achievements include patents relating to discoveries that sub-micron particles are detectable with naked eye, that turbulence in fluid flows is primarily due to acoustical radiation, and for improving flashlight to emit diffuse (shadow free) light. Research on universal forceand a universal constant of acceleration directly related to Newton's "G", both of which involve a new definition of gravitational Massachusetts.
Membership
President Franklin High School Alumni Association, 1965-1966. With United States Navy, 1946-1949. Member American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, American Association Physics Teachers.
Connections
Married Jean Mae Leone, September 25, 1954.
